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TIL that it is legal to marry your first cousin in California and New York... but not in Kentucky, Louisiana, or Mississippi.

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X0gdD TIL of Cri du chat syndrome which is a rare genetic disorder that affects 1 in 50,000 children; its name comes from the French for "cry of the cat" as the cries of affected infants are similar to that of a meowing kitten due to problems with the larynx and nervous system
v1yNR TIL at George Washington's 1787 farewell party, 56 people drank 60 bottles of claret, 54 bottles of Madeira, 8 bottles of hard cider, 8 bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of porter, and 7 large bowls of alcoholic punch; the bar tab cost $15 000 in today's money.
LkyKQ TIL about Félicette, the first and only cat to make it to space & back
RR4l TIL that Rabbis sometimes suck baby penis in a ritual called metzitzah b’peh
EB8o TIL that in 1953, Swanson overestimated the number of Turkeys it would sell by 26 tons. They decided to cook it, slice it, and sell it individually. This is known as the first ever TV dinner to be sold.