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TIL it is illegal to release balloons in the state of Florida

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abBb TIL of Johanna Westerdijk, the first female professor in the Netherlands. She told her school teacher she would make enough to pay someone to do her chores, was a noted party animal, and started a tradition of dressing geese in costumes and parading them around at university events.
p8y7Z TIL King Ang Duong is acclaimed as a promoter of Cambodian national unity and venerated for his efforts to revitalize the nation and protect the kingdom from foreign invasion. Under his reign, Cambodia preserved its identity, culture and traditions during the French colonial period
lo1Wr TIL John Goodenough invented the lithium-ion battery and never received a penny for his invention nor a Nobel prize.
XVlj TIL in the first “Hangover” movie Roofies are referred to as “Roufalin” rather than the actual name, Rohypnol, because Rohypnol is a trademarked and the company that owns it would not allow its product name to be used in association with criminal activity.
xM1k TIL that National Rare Disease Day occurs rarely, on Feb 29th, once every 4 years.