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TIL that in some states there is a legal definition of being an idiot and that these people are not allowed to vote

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BgJpK TIL about the Darwin Rock Sitters Club: A Group of Australians Who Sat on Rocks, Drank Beer, and Conducted Scientific Study. They hold the world record for rock sitting
d8J7Q TIL Between 1989-1992, comedian John Candy had a 40 episode cartoon called Camp Candy, starring as the animated version of himself.
epMBJ TIL that the first documented prototype of a "flying car" was created in 1917 by inventor Glenn Curtiss, known as the “Hammond Flying Car.” This innovative vehicle featured folding wings for transitioning between flying and driving.
6o17 Til that at the United States Naval Academy, “General Tso’s chicken” is served in the main mess hall, as “Admiral Tso’s Chicken”.
PYMPZ TIL The Amityville Horror is an admitted hoax, confessed to by the lawyer that assisted in fabricating the story; The motive for which, was to gain a new trial for his client Butch DeFeo (the man who murdered his family whilst they slept in the house)