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TIL Florida has so much bizarre news stories because the state has exceptionally open public records and a high population

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DQ8rr TIL Japan has a Belly Button Festival, also known as Oh Matsuri. It was started in 1969 in Furano City, Hokkaido Prefecture, the symbolic "belly button" of the country, in an attempt to strengthen bonds through the belly button.
xVpJD TIL the "Turbo" button on old computers from the late 80's/early 90's actually made the computers SLOWER, not faster!
Z8l4o TIL the plural for Aircraft is Aircraft. You can have one aircraft. You can have two aircraft. But you can't have two aircrafts
Mey4b TIL that celebrities have to pay $30k for their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They must sign a form stating that they want a star and that they will attend the unveiling of it. Celebrities Julia Roberts, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, and Al Pacino still don't have a star.
b4lE TIL that whales can have up to 14 extra spleens. These extra spleens help oxygenate the blood of deeper diving whales.