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TIL that there is a total of 24.5 minutes of quiet staring in the Twilight movies

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kOan7 TIL that under Ontario traffic laws, it is illegal to operate a horse-drawn sleigh on public roads with fewer than two sleigh bells attached to it. Penalty on conviction is a fine not exceeding $5.
Br1Vb TIL in 2016 an astronomer convinced Alaska Airlines to shift a flight time 25 minutes so it would pass through the path of totality for a solar eclipse. They even washed all the windows on the right side of the plane.
kaPE TIL- The makers of Edible Underwear were denied patent protection on the grounds that “candy and pants were incompatible”
8agbL TIL Common allergy drugs are linked to dementia!
avXN TIL that during US-backed Pinochet’s violent takeover of Chile, a popular singer was beaten, tortured and had his hands broken. While he lay on the ground, his captors mockingly suggested he play guitar. With that he sang “We Will Win” before he was shot 44 times.