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TIL 10 US states have absolutely no vehicle inspection whatsoever (i.e no safety, emissions, or VIN inspections)

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8b4X TIL that your pupils can expand by as much as 45% when looking at someone you love
vP5AB TIL that American cigarette consumption peaked in 1963 at a yearly rate of 4,345 cigarettes per capita, or an average of nearly 12 daily cigarettes for every person in the country.
W7MgB TIL the King of Sweden's son who was Crown Prince of Sweden was demoted and the King's eldest child (a female) became heir apparent after a succession law was enacted in 1980 making Sweden the first recognized monarchy to adopt absolute primogeniture.
b94k7 TIL pirates wore an eye patche so when they went below deck they could switch the patch to the other eye to see in the dark right away without waiting for their eyes to adjust.
QJe5M TIL that the Grand Kankakee Marsh in Northwest Indiana was one of the largest wetlands in North America at almost 1M acres before it was drained for farmland in the early 1900's. It was also home to one of the densly popluated areas of wildlife.