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TIL that records of transgender people in Finland stretch back to the 19th century

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KkRB TIL there is a 50 sq. mile area of the U.S. within Yellowstone National Park dubbed the “Zone of Death.” Legal scholars assert that due to certain technicalities involving finding a suitable jury, a person could potentially murder someone and not have to stand trial.
BrQvr TIL about the Rhinoceros Party of Canada (1963–93) is a registered political party with a primal promise, "a promise to keep none of our promises" they then promised outlandishly impossible schemes designed to amuse and entertain the voting public
QYRk TIL in 1999, They Might Be Giants became the first major-label recording artist to release an entire album exclusively in mp3 format
v4ED TIL A woman set up a group called “I Need Sex” on facebook which attracted 100 men, 50 of whom she slept with.
4v16 TIL for Yao Ming’s first game in Miami in 2002, the Heat gave out 8,000 fortune cookies as a promotion for the game. Yao did not take offense because he had never seen a fortune cookie in China and assumed it was an American invention.