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TIL that masturbation was a capital crime in the Puritan colony of New Haven, Connecticut

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x6a5w TIL the height measurements at convenience stores and fast food restaurants aren't just for fun... If they ever get robbed, they help determine the height of the suspect.
oByb7 TIL that ever since the first atomic bomb tests, the air is contaminated with enough radioactive particles to make modern steel useless in highly sensitive radiological instruments. Today, only steel made before these tests, such as from sunken warships, can be used to make such devices.
gMOnW TIL the Navajo Nation reservation is so large (71,000 km2), its area exceeds at least 10 US states in size.
PYdLV TIL it is a criminal offence in the United Kingdom to intentionally drive through a puddle and splash someone, which carries fines of up to £5000 (about US$6500)
0w9n1 TIL some potato chips are green because a section of a potato can break through the ground and start growing chloroplasts. Most of the time these green potatoes are separated from production due to solanine, a natural poison that can be produced from a green potato.