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TIL that Alaska is technically the Northernmost, Westernmost AND EASTERMOST point in the United States, because it crosses the International Date Line.

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O1Z4 TIL Amsterdam pays alcoholics in beer. 2 cans at the start of the day, 2 at lunch, and 1 or 2 at the end. They also get half a packet of rolling tobacco, lunch, & and €10. There is a long waiting list to work for this program. Canada inspired this program with their Help the Heroin addicts programs.
X0MQQ TIL when a witness refuses to answer a question because the answer may incriminate him, the judge may force him to answer anyway if he believes the answer actually would not incriminate him.
4XdbX TIL That some Amish communities willingly participate in studies of genetic diseases, as they have unique genetics due to the enclosed nature of their order. Their extensive family histories are useful to researchers investigating diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and macular degeneration.
5Ya8r TIL, In 1996 movie Evita, Madonna & Antonio Banderas were seen talking, arguing and dancing together. In historical events, Eva Peron & Che Guevara never met in real life.
M708K TIL about the "Trivers-Willard hypothesis", a special case of which is that "beautiful people have more daughters"