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TIL A bill was introduced in Maine to outlaw tomatoes in clam chowder

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VM6ZQ TIL of the book "Made in China 2025" the official plan of the People's Republic of China to takeover global advanced manufacturing by 2025, written in 2015
JpKm TIL Stephen King didn’t get paid for “The Shawshank Redemption” because he never cashed the check
R7rra TIL a Washington high school senior named Ibrahim Ahmad stapped fake explosives to his body and asked a girl to prom with a sign saying "I kno it's a little late but I'm kinda the bomb. Rilea will you be my date to prom?" The school gave him a five-day suspension but the girl said yes.
bOgQ TIL that during WW2 three bombs hit a church in Malta: two “bounced off” and did not explode and one pierced the church, landing among a congregation of 300, but did not explode.
a8Xlo TIL that being able to sit down on the floor and stand up without using your hands or knees is used as a predictor of longevity.