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TIL wearing fezzes is illegal in Turkey.

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N7Lk1 TIL the asteroids 2709 Sagan and 4970 Druyan, named after Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan, are in perpetual “wedding ring orbit” around the Sun.
rRyGx TIL Polar Bears’ fur is not white, but transparent. The long, coarse outer hairs are transparent and hollow. The thinner undercoat hairs aren’t hollow, but are still colorless. The hair appears white due the air spaces in each hair scattering light of all colors.
ek8J TIL the “half your age plus seven” rule for dating has been around since at least 1901.
loWyG TIL Leonardo Da Vinci was an illegitimate child
KjJJ TIL the first scorpions were amphibious and could reach 2.5m (8ft) in length