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TIL that in Texas it is legal to shoot and kill the legendary giant ape Bigfoot.

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7jpp TIL of Gregor MacGregor, a 19th century confidence trickster who fooled over 500 people over 5 years to buy land in a fictional Latin American country called Poyais he claimed had been made ruler of. About half of the people who bought land died. He made a fortune, and was later tried and aquitted.
mObp TIL Latvians are able to get $1000 loans in exchange for their souls.
ep086 TIL that the new Rolls-Royce Ghost soundproofing was so overengineered that occupants in the car found the near-total silence disorienting, and some felt sick. Acoustic engineers had to go back and work on "harmonizing" various sounds in the car to add a continuous soft whisper.
kJVZ5 TIL Greyhound aka Dog racing is still around in the US with only two active tracks, both located in West Virginia.
d8EDd TIL: Black peoples’ skin only has a built in spf of up to 10, so everyone should wear proper suntan lotion.