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TIL in many New England States, it's illegal to demolish a stone wall.

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NXP1e TIL that the word kidnap is relatively recent and originally meant "to steal or carry off children or others in order to provide servants or labourers for the American plantations."
gMAVW TIL in 1924, a Russian scientist started blood transfusion experiments, hoping to achieve eternal youth. After 11 blood transfusions, he claimed he had improved his eyesight and stopped balding. He died after a transfusion with a student suffering from malaria and TB (The student fully recovered).
xBP0 TIL in Iceland, people protested construction of a highway in fear of disturbing local elf habitat.
GBn5 TIL The Library of Congress is archiving every public tweet ever posted
e0dMD TIL Yuan Shikai declared himself “Emperor of China” after electing as President of the Republic