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TIL it is unconstitutional for the state of Texas to be in debt.

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neLBB TIL of the 1947 NYC smallpox outbreak, which was stopped through aggressive public health policy led by health commssioner Dr. Israel Weinstein, leaving only 12 infected and 2 dead
8ex6a TIL a flashback scene in the cult favourite sci-fi horror Event Horizon was much longer, used pornstars as the cast, would be illegal to shoot today, was stripped from the movie by the producers and is considered lost because it was not archived for later use in a Director's Cut
4korN TIL New Jersey almost made “Born to Run” the state song until its Senate realized the lyrics depicted a desire to leave New Jersey
D1Amv TIL That its illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey and Oregon.
QJQdp TIL about "The Whole Shabangs" potato chips, available almost exclusively from US Prison system commissaries. Ex-cons consider these chips to be the best chip out there, and a high-point of their incarceration. Many end up dismayed and disappointed at their lack of availability "on the outside".