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TIL In Firozpur district, Punjab, everyone who applies for a firearm license must plant ten trees and provide photos of them doing so

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ko97 TIL There is a type of catfish that will strand itself on the beach to kill pigeons.
VMDp8 TIL about the craze of Pet Rocks in 1975. For about 6 months, they sold over one million Pet Rocks for $4 each. It was just a rock in a box with some straw and a care manual for tricks to teach. The creator had the idea in a bar as his friends complained about their pets.
Z5PY TIL Verizon made a deal in 1994 with the PA state gov. to provide the entire state with fiber internet by 2014, it received 2.1 billion in tax breaks, but never fulfilled it’s part of the contract
NxeM TIL the German Parliament building has a glass dome above it that people can walk over. This is to remind the politicians that government should be transparent, and the people are always above them.
9wnmB TIL the true crime book "I'll Be Gone in the Dark", written by comedian Patton Oswlat's wife Michelle McNamara, was credited to have an impact on the Golden State Killer case. The book was released two years after McNamara's death and two months before an arrest would be made in the case.