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TIL Florida law allows people to smash car windows to save pets from overheating

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VEBm TIL Black individuals have been found to report the highest levels of self-esteem of any racial group in the United States
G4jN TIL the overthrow of the monarchy in Brazil was such a minor affair that even the few people who did witness it did not realize they just saw a revolution.
xGYb TIL a Scottish man, Robert Barclay Allardice, walked 1000 miles in 1000 hours to win 1000 guineas. He is considered the father of the 19th century sport of pedestrianism, a precursor to racewalking.
BrW1x TIL that Larry Flynt has sent a monthly copy of Hustler to every congressional office since 1983, and members of Congress can't stop receiving the magazines—because a court agreed that it was within Flynt's right to petition the government under the First Amendment.
v1xm4 TIL why the cut apple turns brown. It turns out that the enzymes and polyphenols in the apple react with oxygen; now some apples on the market will not change color because they have been genetically modified.