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TIL Gun ownership is REQUIRED in some towns in the U.S.

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wL7yP TIL In 2015 Smashmouth performed at an event where they were pelted with slices of bread from free loaves being handed out by vendors. Their lead singer went on a 3+ minute, profanity-laced rant about how the event was supposed to be family friendly.
kk44 TIL The Mormon church uses tax records (and anything else they can) to track down members who move and stop attending. [x-post /r/exmormon]
Zpn4D TIL that despite a population of 3 million people, Chicago's Fire Department only has 80 ambulances
9B0G TIL that 15 of the 25 largest hotels in the world are on the Las Vegas Strip.
mRJE TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini knew each other personally and were good friends until they had a falling out when Houdini failed to prove to Doyle that his magic tricks were illusions. Doyle refused to accept this as he believed Houdini actually had supernatural powers.