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TIL that the lowest point in Colorado is higher than the highest point of 18 states

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8axjV TIL of Red Flag Laws almost enacted in Pennsylvania in 1896 which would require all motorists upon chance encounters with cattle or livestock to immediately stop the vehicle, disassemble it, and conceal the components out of sight behind nearby bushes until equestrian or livestock is pacified.
N75PE TIL: The average person can see around 1 million colors but tetrachromats, people with a fourth cone, can perceive around 100 million
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