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TIL that Idaho is the only U.S. state to declare cannibalism illegal. Idaho adopted the ban in 1990 as a reaction to a fear that eating humans would emerge in ritualized practices.

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5rjk TIL The United States helped overthrow a democratically elected government in Brazil
X0XJX TIL the first televised vice-presidential debate was in October 1976 between Republican Bob Dole and Democrat Walter Mondale. Mondale and running mate Jimmy Carter went on to defeat incumbent Gerald Ford in the presidential election that November.
xVnO5 TIL Tarchia, meaning "brainy one" was so named for it's large brain. A herbivore, it could chew and swallow large quantities of plants while breathing at the same time.
a8nOA TIL Rolex gave watches to British prisoners in WW2 and allowed them to pay after they had been released. One of these watches was sold for more than $65,000 in Sydney, Australia in 2006.
9YNap TIL that executed labor leader and song writer Joe Hill had his ashes seized by the US federal government on Oct 8, 1917. The ashes were held for 71 years as they were seen as subversive