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TIL California's original Constitution required that all bills be written in Spanish and English

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yQ7gJ TIL about the only combat casualties to occur on U.S. soil during World War II. It occurred on May 5, 1945 in rural Oregon when a Japanese high altitude balloon bomb was discovered by a group of picnic goers. One of the them touched the bomb and it detonated killing 6.
kOWN1 TIL the US Postal Service creed "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" is a translation of the phrase by ancient Greek historian Herodotus which referred to mounted Persian postal couriers around 500BC
8eGla TIL American Falls of Niagara Falls ran dry for several months in 1969 so engineers could inspect and fortify it to prevent/reduce erosion.
6ENlY TIL there's a sequel to "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" with Johnny Cash as the narrator. In it, the Devil returns to Georgia to challenge Johnny to a rematch. The Devil loses.
Wk6M9 TIL it dramatically reduces the life of a Lithium-ion battery to completely charge to 100% or for it to drain to 0%