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TIL in New York the penalty for jumping off a building is Death

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6Egr7 TIL in 1997, a physics student demonstrating the Leidenfrost effect by holding liquid nitrogen in his mouth accidentally swallowed the substance, resulting in near-fatal injuries. This was the first case in medical literature of liquid nitrogen ingestion
woAG8 TIL Kentucky bluegrass is a non-native species that was introduced by the Spanish Empire from Europe.
mx6Ey TIL When Al Kaplon lost his job as a minor league umpire, he took his talents to Hollywood and has been an umpire or referee on movies and TV like "American Gladiators", "The X-Flies", and "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story". He's even been an umpire for a Viagra ad.
6W5J TIL in 1988 Quentin Tarantino made an appearance on the Golden Girls as an Elvis impersonator
4Plo TIL There’s a 5000 year old undergorund city in Turkey the size of 16 football fields