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TIL: It is illegal to boil Lobsters alive in New Zealand.

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EgZ9d TIL of mass child sacrifices in Peru between 1000-1500AD.
b6GnQ TIL that Mr. and Mrs. Wuf, mascots for NC State University, were "married" at a basketball game against Wake Forest University, and that Wake Forest's Demon Deacon mascot performed the ceremony.
PP6g TIL that George Washington was the first president to be unanimously elected by the Electoral College, and his Inauguration speech was less than 2 minutes long- the shortest of any president ever.
R7Yrl TIL about GhostTunes. It was Garth Brooks' answer to not being able to carve out a satisfactory deal with the streaming platforms to showcase his music. Lasted less than 3 years and was eventually sold to Amazon where Brooks' entire catalog is exclusively available now.
j78a TIL at the site of Pablo Escobar’s main estate, Hippos escaped from his private zoo and have have become feral, living in at least four lakes in the area and spreading into neighboring rivers.