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TIL it takes 67 mph wind to move the average adult person

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6Elom TIL six US states still have alienation of affection laws. A divorced spouse can sue a third party for breaking up a marriage.
O0pe TIL: Steve Wozniak was the first owner of the phone number 888-888-8888. But it proved unusable, receiving over 100 wrong numbers a day – mostly from babies playing with the phone.
KYawB TIL that in the 1960s, Dr Pepper launched a huge campaign to convince people to drink their soda boiling hot. To combat low sales during the winter, they marketed "Hot Dr Pepper" which was to be heated in a saucepan until steaming and poured over a fresh slice of lemon. It was popular until the 80s.
5VNKB TIL About Elspeth Beard: the first Englishwoman to ride a motorcycle around the world.
8bV TIL that “preposterous” is essentially Latin for “ass-backwards”