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TIL That wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men are banned in houston for being a “blight on the aesthetic environment”.

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5gLB TIL when 7up was created in the late 20s, it contained lithium a powerful mood stabilizer that is today considered a controlled substance, it was marketed as a hangover cure
N7dEQ TIL a predominant cause of jet lag is the lack of available oxygen in airplane cabins. Airlines only pressurize cabins to levels equivalent to 8000 ft. above sea level to extend the lifespan of the plane.
ygPM TIL Queen Elizabeth does not hold a passport. Since all British passports are issued in the queen’s name, she herself doesn’t need one. She just has to say that she is the queen.
yQG6J TIL a Brazilian electronics company is legally allowed to call their phone 'iPhone' because they trademarked the word in 2000, 7 years prior to Apple's iPhone. The phone runs on Android.
69Vjw TIL that the longest possible word in English has 189,819 letters and takes over 3 hours to pronounce.