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TIL billboards are banned in Vermont and Maine

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oB6Gr TIL that a tornado appeared out of nowhere in DC after the British set fire to the White House in 1814, putting out the flames and killing more soldiers than the American resistance.
eprWL TIL in the band name "The Smashing Pumpkins" "smashing" is not a verb, but meant in the British sense of the word like "extremely good, wonderful, or impressive"
vjkr TIL The two “M’s” in M&Ms represent the names of Forrest E. Mars Sr. (son of candy company Mars, Inc. founder Frank C. Mars) and Bruce Murrie (son of Hershey’s Chocolate president William F. R. Murrie).
8K48 TIL that the movie White Chicks was nominated for five Razzies, including the Worst Picture, Worst Actress, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Screen Couple. Film critic Richard Roeper even put the film as the #1 worst film of 2004.
7rJ6x TIL That There Is Are Several Statues Of Liberty In France (Pictured Statue Of Liberty, River Seine)