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TIL that fortune telling is a class b misdemeanor in NY state (but is allowed for entertainment purposes only, rather than claiming it is the truth)

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XEdv8 TIL that there is a 1.5km thick layer of salt deep beneath the sea floor of the Mediterranean Sea from the near complete drying up of the Mediterranean Sea 5.5 mya. Salty!
KamE TIL Queen Victoria was raised under a strict set of rules called the Kensington System. This included being isolated away from most people, never being allowed an hour to herself, and having each of her every actions planned beforehand.
BrE6e TIL One of Japan’s most popular mascots is an egg with crippling depression
d5yZ TIL that when asked if he thinks his book genuinely upsets people, Salman Rushdie said “The world is full of things that upset people. But most of us deal with it and move on and don’t try and burn the planet down. There is no right in the world not to be offended. That right simply doesn’t exist”
QJjeE TIL Gonads are an actual medical term