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TIL the second longest running animated show in the US is the PBS show “Arthur”, about Arthur the Aardvark

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16d TIL During the New Mexico State Penitentiary Riots a prisoners head exploded after a blow torch was used to burn out his eyes
XLaR TIL that British Navy ships during the 18th Century would often have a fictitious “widow’s man” listed as part of their crew. The pay received by this “man” would be sent to the families of dead crew members.
Yjgv TIL scientists studied a parrot for 30 years and found he had the intelligence of a five-year-old human. He had a vocabulary of 150 words and could ask for a banana. If he was offered a nut instead, he would stare in silence, ask for the banana again, or take the nut and throw it at the researcher.
l70oG TIL of a mother named Kathleen Folbigg, who was imprisoned for 2 decades for murdering her 4 children. Later, she would be pardoned by the Governor after it was discovered that the deaths were instead due to an extremely rare genetic condition.
rRXbW TIL In South Dakota, you can get a driver’s permit at age 14 with parental consent. Once you turn 16, you can get your license.