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TIL there is a statue of the witch Samantha from TV's Bewitched in Salem, Massachusetts.

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kJPa4 TIL: In the UK they are 5 types of Pedestrian Crossings: Zebra, Pelican, Puffin, Toucan and Pegasus.
4ke6b TIL that while moonshine is illegal nationally in the United States, there are four states where it is legal to create moonshine for personal use - Alaska, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Missouri.
94Dm TIL the vibrator was “the fifth domestic appliance to be electrified, after the sewing machine, fan, tea kettle, and toaster, and about a decade before the vacuum cleaner and electric iron.”
4gBb TIL that the American flag on the Moon was knocked over by the exhaust from the return rocket
v1gJj TIL of spray paint on sidewalks called “utility graffiti,” which uses colors and symbols to identify pipes and wires underground. Marking the ground wasn’t standard until 1976, when a dig in Los Angeles punctured a gas line and created a “wall of fire” that killed 9 people and destroyed 7 buildings.