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TIL that Houston, Texas is the only major city in the U.S. that has no zoning laws.

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0wZxL TIL of Ben Carlin, the first and only person to circumnavigate the globe in an amphibious vehicle. He traveled 17,780 kilometers (11,050 mi) by sea and 62,744 kilometers (38,987 mi) by land over ten years in his modified Ford.
R5kej TIL: By some estimates, Al Capone had been directly or indirectly responsible for over 200 murders, the most notorious of which was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in February 1929. But ultimately, law enforcement charged him with 22 counts of tax evasion, and convicted him on 5 counts.
yKZe TIL The Pope’s aircraft is known as “Shepherd One”.
9YbbG TIL stars don’t actually twinkle. Light rays penetrate through different layers of air, distorting the brightness. That’s atmospheric Refraction.
wLj7M TIL One April day in 1930, the BBC reported, "There is no news." Instead they played piano music.