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TIL North Dakota is not “legally” a state according to an error in their constitution. They’re are voting to fix it this November.

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WJYo TIL that Gordan Ramsay had to leave his first job as a chef because he was having a sexual relationship with the owner’s wife.
4XOaX TIL of the Floppotron, a "robot orchestra" made from obsolete drives and scanners whose stepper motors are run at different speeds to produce musical tones.