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TIL wearing fezzes is illegal in Turkey.

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xVMpD TIL Charles Bello bought 240 acres of redwoods for $45,000 in 1968 to protect them from logging and continues to live there today in a parabolic cabin powered by solar power
1aZvr TIL Stalin had a cerebral haemorrhage and lay on a couch in his room. People were afraid of entering his room. It took until 22:30 for anybody to check on him. He died after three days.
ndmo TIL it is still illegal to join a Communist Party in the USA
oR5EL TIL “Edward Scissorhands” test screenings were so encouraging for 20th Century Fox, the president of the studio considered marketing the film on the scale of “E.T," but decided, “We have to let it find its place. We want to be careful not to hype the movie out of the universe.”
rGMx TIL Arizona has a Stupid Motorist Law. It states that any motorist who becomes stranded after driving around barricades to enter a flooded stretch of roadway may be charged for the cost of his/her rescue.