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TIL that purple paint on fences and trees means no trespassing in many states

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epD6D TIL in 1926 Brazil had a president with name of Washington but it took a coup d’état,putting an end to Milk coffee politics and starting a new era, the Vargas Era in 1930.Washington Luis served as the last president of the First Brazilian Republic.
ADJXx TIL a Danish company modified a version of thale cress (plant), that changes from green to red when being near landmines, because of the nitrogen dioxide gas released from landmines. This way you can detect landmines and save lives.
E1bPW TIL wigs are still a part of British criminal courts. Judges and barristers, their term for lawyers, have specific standards for wigs that must be worn during criminal case hearings.
gZoD TIL that the tallest possible mountains on a neutron star can only be about 5mm tall due to their gravity.
negR9 TIL of the gömböc, a convex three-dimensional homogeneous shape that when resting on a flat surface has just one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium. The balancing properties of the gömböc are associated with the "righting response" ⁠ ⁠of shelled animals such as tortoises and beetles.