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TIL that in order to preserve the state’s natural beauty, billboards are completely banned in the state of Vermont and have been for over 45 years.

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yrKM TIL No violent crimes were reported in New York City on November 28, 2012, possibly for the first time ever. Not a single person was murdered, shot, slashed, or stabbed until 11:20 am the next day. Officials couldn’t remember it ever happening before.
PM0E TIL figs are not vegetarian
x6LZ5 TIL that Canada has about twice as many Costcos versus the US on a per capita basis.
oBL7r TIL the self-absorption paradox asserts that the more self-aware we are, the less likely we are to make social mistakes, but the more likely we are to torture ourselves over past mistakes. High self-awareness leads to more psychological distress.
YR57 TIL for scorpions to reproduce, the male deposits a capsule of sperm on the ground, then wrestles a female on top of it.