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TIL that there is only one legally operated gun store in all of Mexico

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5YvvP TIL of Sundown towns, also known as sunset towns or gray towns, are all-white municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States that practice a form of segregation by excluding non-whites via some combination of discriminatory local laws, intimidation, and violence.
Bg47y TIL: Anophthalmus hitleri is a species of cave beetle name after AH in 1933 by an Austrian collector. Meanwhile, Rhyzodiastes xii is a species of ground beetle name after the President of China Xi in 2016
epV7b TIL - Conplan 8888 A Real Government Zombie Apocalypse Contingency Plan
X0LGE TIL of a drug that was developed by Nazi Germany in 1944 called D-IX. Intended for military use as an overall performance enhancer, its ingredients consisted of only methamphetamine, cocaine and oxycodone. D-IX never went into production as the war ended.
Oo5g1 TIL about Boatswain (1803-1808), Lord Byron's beloved Newfoundland dog. When he contracted rabies Byron personally nursed him despite the risk. After he died Byron wrote the poem "Epitaph to a Dog" in his honour. His wish to be buried with Boatswain was denied. The dog's tomb is larger than Byron's.