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TIL: that at 310,296 words, the constitution of Alabama is the longest constitution in the world, governing everything from bingo rules to catfish promotion.

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XVeE TIL that when celebrity chef Jamie Oliver slaughtered a live lamb on television, he was praised by PETA for broadcasting it uncensored, as it “could turn the more diehard carnivore into a vegetarian”.
D1MKD TIL in the 1975 film, The Giant Spider Invasion, “To motivate the screenwriter, who was told to write 10 to 15 pages a day, Rebane (the director/producer )locked him in a cabin and told him to finish the daily task or he would not be fed.”
PPvJ TIL Thomas Midgley, Jr. a chemists and mechanical engineer, “had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth’s history.” and unintentionally killed himself.
b9yaj TIL that the blobfish only looks ugly because they deflate from the pressure difference of being pulled to the surface
9wWxX TIL: The largest money heist in US history was in 1997 when a Loomis Fargo bank employee robbed an armored truck. The 2nd largest heist was in 1997 when a different Loomis Fargo bank employee robbed an armored truck.