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TIL That a photo exists of a man born 246 years ago. That man is John Quincy Adams (b. 1767)

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JY5L1 TIL that thong bikinis are illegal in several places including Myrtle Beach. After popular acrobat Sam Panda was almost detained for wearing one on the beach I imagine the battle for the booty is about to begin.
R7657 TIL It is impossible to wash clothes on board the International Space Station. It would take too much water. The astronauts wear their clothes until they are too dirty and then throw them out. All ISS waste burns up in the atmosphere on re-entry.
j6Ekn TIL that a meteor strike in a very isolated area of Siberia in 1908 flattened 830 miles of forest. It is the largest meteor strike ever recorded, it was called the Tunguska Event.
L7Yd TIL the Americans spend more money on slot machines than on movies, baseball and theme parks combined.
XEVQ8 TIL about Donald Watts, a Florida resident police received calls about and found rolling naked in a muddy ditch. After using 2 stun guns with no effect they called for backup among which was a K9 unit who was ordered to engage Watts but Watts managed to grab the dog by the head and bit him first.