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

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ep50g TIL after Post Malone found out that other patrons at the Houston bar he was in had covered his check, he asked the waitress to charge him for anything so he could leave a tip. The waitress then rang him up for a $1 bill, and in return, he tipped her $20,000, leaving a total of $20,001.
0nPj TIL Elon Musk originally came to America by showing up unannounced at a relatives house in Canada. He had to work odd jobs until he could afford to go to college, including cleaning boilers so filthy that he required a hazmat suit.
m1noM TIL about Tōxcatl, an annual Aztec festival which revolved around the sacrifice of a young man who had been impersonating their god Tezcatlipoca since the last Tōxcatl festival, and the selection of a new man to take that role in the year to come
4XQ1b TIL the reason truck drivers always twist their tie down straps. It prevents wind induced oscillation which causes fraying of the straps and can quickly damage the cargo being tied down.
jNQDj TIL that Charles Vallandingham accidentally comitted suicide to prove his case in a court by shootinh himself with a pistol