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TIL Hawaii’s largest-ever earthquake occurred in 1868, and the aftershocks are STILL being observed.

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L90m TIL That wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men are banned in houston for being a “blight on the aesthetic environment”.
W7QbY TIL the first successful insanity plea in the US was in 1859 by congressman and future Civil War general Daniel Sickles for the murder of his wife’s lover, US District Attorney Phillip Key (the son of Francis Scott Key).
VEK4 TIL there is a Nepali boy who plans on meditating forever, and has already meditated for years.
XnZk TIL There is a pepper grown in Japan called the Shishito pepper. Only 1 out of 10 is spicy and there’s no way of knowing beforehand.
6EZVW TIL in 1985, MTV ran a contest based on John Mellencamp's song Pink Houses, where they gave away a pink house. Unfortunately, the house was on a toxic waste dump in Indiana. Not wanting to poison his fans, they were forced to buy another house. Also included was a garage full of Hawaiian Punch.