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1NOr TIL California is one of 12 states that requires the sale of alcohol be available to the public. This means you can buy alcohol from Costco without membership or Costco cash card.
Z8xaR TIL- Sarah Weddington, the attorney for Roe in Roe v. Wade was only 27, and remains the youngest person to argue a successful Supreme Court case.
8aRdX TIL the actual name of "Shaggy" from Scooby-Doo is Norville Rogers.
OXn1 TIL Singapore’s Founding Father, Lee Kuan Yew, considered air-conditioning one of the most important inventions in history. “It changed the nature of civilization by making development possible in the tropics. Without air conditioning you can work only in the cool early-morning hours or at dusk.”
XYQD TIL J.R.R. Tolkien taught himself Finnish at 18, just so he could read one book, the Kalevala–which he used as a basis for Middle Earth legendarium.