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TIL It’s illegal to whistle in Petrolia, Ontario

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xkPo TIL warning signs for our nuclear wastes today need symbols which can be understood by the future generations without the assumption that knowledge can be passed to them, and taking into consideration the possibility of human civilization crumbling away.
9YE7G TIL There is a secure seed bank on a remote arctic island of Norway. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault's mission is to provide a safety net against accidental loss of different plant species in case of a global catasthrophe. It has a capacity of 4.5 million seed samples!
j6ZM TIL Quentin Tarantino lied about his age to work as an usher at a porno movie theater.
1arEW TIL In 1947, Harry Truman became the first President to make an official visit to Mexico City. "I have never had such a welcome in my life," he told the Mexican legislature as hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets to see and cheer an American President for the first time
oBROK TIL: The term “joshing ya” originated from a deaf mute con man named Josh Tatum. He succeeded in exploiting a design flaw from the US mint and made a ton of free money. He was eventually caught but acquitted of all charges! Bonus: He also caused the US Mint to cease production! I’m not joshing ya!