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TIL that in every state but California being hit on by a gay man is still a valid defense to a murder charge.

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9wyJM TIL the statue atop the US Capitol building was going to have a liberty cap (the old Roman symbol of an emancipated slave), but future Confederate President Jefferson Davis made the sculptor remove it.
r7KW TIL the honeyguide bird uses calls that it only makes to humans to guide them to bee hives. It then expects it’s share of honey in return.
MeOpK TIL: The average large pizza from Dominos and Pizza Hut in Japan costs $35. Delivery pizza is considered a luxury.
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