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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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Xo0P TIL that, during a Japan Air Lines flight from Paris to Tokyo, a massive UFO was spotted flying alongside the airplane, with the event captured on radar data. Officials from the FAA, CIA, and FBI all declared it the first radar data of a UFO.
a81Z TIL the plant colloquially referred to as Mormon tea was consumed by early Mormon Pioneers contains ephedra, a stimulant more powerful than caffeine.
vP1j7 TIL the Hall & Oates song "I Can't Go For That" is not about a relationship between two lovers, but about the way the music industry treats artists. John Oates said that the song is really about "not being pushed around by big labels, managers, & agents".
M7OXW TIL Mozart wrote music for the Glass Armonica.
R7o0w TIL that in 1964, British Marines unknowingly consumed LSD and were instructed to carry out standard training exercises, so that the Army could determine the suitability of the drug to incapacitate enemy soldiers.