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TIL Washington State's admission to the union was delayed because the governor forgot to sign the state constitution.

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Abrw TIL Jaywalking was made a law due, in part, to a deliberate effort by promoters of automobiles, such as local auto clubs and dealers, to redefine streets as places where pedestrians do not belong.
W750N TIL the Australian Government inadvertently banned Christianity in 1940 when it declared the Adelaide Jehovah's Witnesses to be a subversive association and prohibited all associated doctrines
VkxB TIL that Steven Spielberg’s top choice for Eddie Valiant in ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ was Bill Murray but they were unable to contact him since he has no agent. When Murray later read about this he screamed at the top of his lungs as he would have definitely accepted the part.
9YDWG TIL that during the Great Depression, fake currency called Depression Scrip (which were things such as shells, wood, paper, etc) was used as local currency instead of US dollars due to banks being closed.
jNWap TIL Despite smoking marijuana, using large amounts of cocaine, drinking to excess & being a heavy cigarette smoker, actor Steve McQueen followed a daily two-hour exercise regimen involving weightlifting and, at one point, running 5 miles, seven days a week and learned martial arts.