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TIL Portland, OR has the most strip clubs per capita, 8.86 clubs per 100,000 people. This is because the Oregon constitution says: No law shall be passed restraining the free expression of opinion, or restricting the right to speak, write or print freely on any subject whatever.

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0wkO1 TIL — 7-Eleven is the only place the IRS allows taxpayers to pay their tax liability in cash. Payments are limited to $1,000 per day, cost $3.99 per payment, and only 34 states have participating 7-Eleven locations.
xVEZb TIL In 1911, Mexican Government killed over 300 chinese inmigrants in the city of Torreón, Coahuila. The event touched off a diplomatic crisis between China and Mexico. At one point it was rumored that China had even dispatched a warship to Mexican waters
dDEjr TIL in earlier space toilets, including the Shuttle, wastewater was vented into space. During its maiden flight, Discovery had a buildup of frozen excrements outside the orbiter, which was then removed by a robotic arm
VeEB TIL that there is a New York City based company, Same Ole Line Dudes, who’s service is to wait in lines for people. They have a weekly revenue of $1000, and once had a $14,000 day simply waiting for iPhones.
ovxY TIL that Samuel Morse was a renowned painter before inventing the telegraph, and only did so because he couldn’t get back to his dying wife in time to say goodbyes