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TIL: It is completely legal, to drop any item from an aircraft as long as the end result does not harm person or property.

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wog96 TIL there is an annual World Snail Racing Championship since the 1960s and this year's winner is named Bilbo Sluggins
nWW5Y TIL the Ottawa Convention is a 1997 treaty signed by 133 countries to ban antipersonnel land mines. The U.S. never signed. The U.S. placed thousands of mines in the DMZ between the Koreas during the Cold War to help deter an overwhelming ground invasion from the North.
W7VM8 TIL: Tupac Shakur accidentally shot and killed a 6 year-old boy (while famous)
BgNOx TIL of the walking catfish, which is able to breathe air and use its pectoral fins to "walk" and move to different aquatic environments. Native to Southeast Asia, it became an invasive species in Florida during the 1960s and has been sighted in California, Connecticut, Georgia, and England.
b6k14 TIL: 1963 San Diego Chargers were required to take anabolic steroids 3x per day during training camp. They led the league in nearly every offensive and defensive category and won the AFL championship 51-10.