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TIL: 31 US States allow parents to give their kids alcohol

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MQxb TIL that the largest solar energy plant in the world may create a number of safety hazards once it is up and running. Critics have argued that it would be powerful enough to vaporize birds, blind drivers miles away, flip small airplanes, and attract Air Force heat-seeking missiles.
DjAe TIL that because of “Hollywood accounting,” Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lost money, despite being in one of the highest grossing film franchises.
QJ1Be TIL that in Ukraine if a marriage proposal isn't accepted by the bride or her family, the would-be groom is given a pumpkin, so he doesn't leave empty-handed.
ZpmVG TIL Iconic movie producer Joel Silver (Die Hard, The Matrix) is one of the creators of the sport "Ultimate Frisbee"
ENVw TIL that in 1995 authorities of the People’s Republic of China abducted the 6 year old Panchen Lama of Tibet,Gedhun Choekyi Nyima. He has not been seen or heard from since.