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TIL the only country that prohibits killing horses for consumption is the US

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KYevE TIL Times Square in New York was originally called Long Acre Square, but was renamed in 1904 when the New York Times moved their headquarters to the area
DQBJj TIL that the legs of the 630 foot 192 m) Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO had to be built with a 1/64” (0.4 mm) tolerance so that they would meet at the top. Several filmmakers documented the entire construction in hope that the legs wouldn’t meet.
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NyON TIL that males in the United States are still legally required to register for the draft within 30 days of their 18th birthday and can be fined up to $250000 for non-compliance
gd7 TIL Boy Scouts of America openly discriminates atheists, agnostics and homosexuals.