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TIL in ‘04, a (white) African-american born student was expelled for seeking his school’s “Distinguished African-American Student” award

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KO5B4 TIL that in order to stop the existence of brothels, various US states forbid a large number of women from living together in one house. In Ohio, it's illegal for more than 5 women to live together; in Tennessee, it's illegal for more than 8; and in Pennsylvania, it's illegal for more than 15
W7Z8L TIL Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres, is only the 189th tallest mountain in the world.
naL7 TIL Daylight Savings Time was originally started to conserve energy, but has since become obsolete.
6EYYm TIL Northern Hemisphere rainwater still contains 3x as much radioactive tritium than Southern Hemisphere rainwater due to atmospheric nuclear bomb tests from the 1960s
XEJ08 TIL a teenage cheerleader’s mom tried to hire a hitman to kill her daughter’s cheerleading rival’s mother. She thought if her mom was killed, she would be too sad to cheerlead. The man she “hired” was working for the cops.