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TIL that snake charming was legal in India all the way up until 1972.

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W7MEL TIL that Massachusetts is larger than nearly 70 countries.
PYlNO TIL about crown shyness- A phenomenon where trees grow in a manner that keeps their branches from touching one another, forming beautiful patterns
4NQ6 TIL a viking ship made out of 15 million popsicle sticks sailed from the Netherlands to England
GjxJ TIL in 1987, an Alaska Airlines 737 collided with a fish in midair. Today, the company flies a plane affectionately named the Salmon-Thirty-Salmon
X9xQ TIL: That years after defeating Napoleon at Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington attended a party in Vienna, in which French guests turned their backs to him in anger. When the hostess apologised, the Duke replied: “It’s alright Madam, I’ve seen their backs before”