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TIL Hawaii tried to raise the smoking age to 100

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G405 TIL in 1974 the U.S. National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals advised, “no new [prisons] should be built and existing institutions for juveniles should be closed…There is overwhelming evidence that [prisons] create crime rather than prevent it.”
p8A88 TIL In 2005, A man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing and robbery at a pizza restaurant. He asked the judge to extend his prison sentence to 33 years to match Larry Bird's jersey number. It was granted and the prisoner later regretted it.
R7RD4 TIL Groundhogs are edible and taste good when prepared correctly. Due to them being vegetarians, their meat is tender and tastes similar to squirrel or rabbit.
Mv5B TIL the US Navy’s most secretive naval base is located in a remote lake in northern Idaho. This base is believed to be used to develop stealth submarine technology and some locals believe that there is an underground waterway to the Pacific ocean used for top secret deployment
ymYX TIL that when the Declaration of Independence was being drafted, Benjamin Franklin suggested that the word “sacred” be replaced with “self-evident” because he believed that the nation should be founded on reason, not faith.