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TIL that fortune telling for monetary compensation is illegal in the state of Pennsylvania.

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ADvDd TIL 50 years ago, Ham the chimp was launched into space, where he experienced up to 14.7g during a six-minute freefall. He survived his ocean splashdown (although he nearly drown before rescue crews arrived) and lived 20 more years at a zoo in Washington D.C.
M7JdK TIL Sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes (4x more than dolphins for example)
vPPMB TIL about David Cox, a former US Marine whose court martial was the inspiration for the play and film A Few Good Men, and whose murder in 1994 remains unsolved
rN4Zy TIL Ismail the Magnificent, the Khedive of Egypt and conqueror of Sudan, died while attempting to guzzle two bottles of champagne in one draft.
JYrv8 TIL that Comic Sans was inspired by the lettering in Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns