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TIL In New Jersey and Rhode Island, incest between consenting adults (16 or over for Rhode Island, 18 or over for New Jersey) is not a criminal offense

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JG64 TIL Thai fisherman have figured out a way to adapt their eyes to see clearly underwater without the aid of goggles or swim masks.
n0WG TIL that Jim Carrey wrote letters to Tupac Shakur when Tupac was in prison to help him laugh and smile.
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75dZ TIL that Mike Rowe is an honorary member of the international society dedicated to Barbershop Quartets, and attributes his entire career to his 10th grade music teacher forcing him to sing in a quartet
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