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TIL that in Massachussets, it’s illegal to listen to music in a public place without the use of headphones

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LmNV TIL A Canadian brigade got to New Orleans to provide aid for Katrina victims faster than the US Government.
0wXvR TIL of Desmond Doss, who despite being a pacifist, served as a combat medic in WWII and saved 75 people during the Battle of Okinawa without even carrying a gun. He was the only conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in the war.
8aG4P TIL that lyme disease was not as common in the past as it is now, and its prevalence is actually due to an explosion in the white-footed mouse population at the turn of the 20th century. This in turn coincides with the extinction of the mouse's primary ecological competitor: the passenger pigeon.
er76 TIL after an Indian king was insulted for his ethnicity by an employee while visiting a Rolls-Royce showroom in London he ordered that 6 luxury cars be bought and sent back to India to be used as garbage collectors throughout the city, damaging Rolls-Royce’s reputation and profits.
D1BxD TIL scientists found Bees Wax fillings, one of the earliest known forms of dentistry, in Neolithic teeth from 6,500 years ago. The jawbone was discovered in 1911 but nobody noticed the fillings until recently.