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TIL that, with parental consent, Massachusetts boys can marry at 14 and MA girls can marry at 12

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Z01Q TIL 1994 NBA MVP Hakeem Olajuwon released a $35 sneaker instead of endorsing shoes from Nike or Reebok because: “How can a poor working mother with three boys buy Nikes or Reeboks that cost $120?…She can’t. So kids steal these shoes from stores and from other kids. Sometimes they kill for them.”
R5bBj TIL that most Himalayan pink salt doesn’t come from the Himalayas. The salt is mined in Punjab , Pakistan.
Z8mAv TIL that Harper Lee’s friends gave her a full year’s salary for Christmas in 1956 so that she would be able to take a year off from work to write. Lee used that time to write “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which has since sold over 40 million copies.
OoG96 TIL Count von Count of "Sesame Street" laughed maniacally and used hypnotic stunning powers in the early 1970s, but they softened his act to not scare kids. He still annoys other puppets by interrupting their business to feed his counting addiction. He usually comes on TV at 2:30 PM ("Tooth Hurty").
awrdJ TIL that over 50% of all outdoor hockey rinks, and over 40% of all indoor hockey rinks are in Canada.