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TIL that, due to California banning civilian ownership of .50 BMG rifles, Barret will not sell or service to any of California’s law enforcement agencies.

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L7QV TIL of Superman: Red Son, an alternate universe where Superman landed in the Soviet Union instead of America. He is described as a “Champion of the common worker who fights a never-ending battle for Stalin”
v1PKj TIL bestiality is legal in Japan. Are they that scared of adjudicating the "it was the squid's fault" defense?
XNKE TIL of the great auk, an extinct bird resembling penguins and living in the north. The last pair were strangled to death in the 19th century.
R5oNa TIL the birthstone for the month of February is amethyst due to a third century Italian Bishop named Valentine and his famous amethyst ring with Cupid engraved on it. The ring was a symbol that he could officiate a marriage.
8QG4 TIL the phrase “cut off your nose to spite your face” refers to a group of 9th century nuns who, to avoid being raped by Viking invaders, sliced off their noses and upper lips, thus exposing the teeth and gums. It kept them from being raped - but not from being burned alive.