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TIL it is illegal to touch a pregnant woman’s belly in Pennsylvania

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GYYyg TIL there is a small titanium vault inside of Mount Rushmore describing the origins of the monument and some history on the United States
E1pGw TIL while the Apache Wars ended with the surrender of Geronimo in 1886, the last Apache raid into the United States occurred in 1924, and the Mexican Indian Wars continued for another nine years, until the final holdouts were defeated in 1933.
na7 TIL if you divide the earth into 360 degrees and divide those into 60 minutes each that’s how far a nautical mile is.
x6yl1 TIL people who smoke about 1 cig/day have about 40-50% of the excess risk associated with smoking 20/day (heart attack and stroke)
m1VoP TIL in 2006 Russian police arrested nearly 100 people for participating in a mass brawl. After being taken to the local police station, they were all released without charge when officers realized they were players and supporters who were taking part in a rugby match