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TIL there is only one gun store in all of Mexico.

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vPXlD TIL that while the United States Armed Forces are forbidden from using flamethrowers by an international treaty, there are no restrictions on civilian use in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
PYZOO TIL in 1795, the Spanish crown institutionalized the 'purchase of whiteness' through a decree called the 'gracias al sacar'. In the Spanish empire, wealthy mixed race people could now pay for a legal declaration that 'converted them' to white in order to conduct business freely and marry well.
b9d84 TIL about 'the Tridge', a three legged wooden footbridge that spans the confluence of the Chippewa and Tittabawassee Rivers in Chippewassee Park in Midland, Michigan. The three legs span out to Chippewassee Park, St. Charles Park and the Farmer's Market areas.
0wowM TIL that Carl Magee, a journalist who helped publicize the Teapot Dome scandal, also patented the first parking meter.
rKVo TIL the famous picture of Che Guevara looking up was actually from a photo of him looking down at a funeral.