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TIL Montpelier, Vermont is the only state capital without a McDonald’s, Burger King, or Walmart

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nk49 TIL that Chickens (and all birds) still have the genes for building teeth in their DNA. The reason they don’t have teeth is that they don’t have a gene that says “use that tooth blueprint in the mouth”.
N7N78 TIL that after being told a jet powered car can run on anything that burns, the President of Mexico rode it running on tequila.
kO6Y5 TIL the Valyrian languages spoken in the TV show, Game of Thrones, was developed by linguist David J. Peterson based on the few words author George R. R. Martin put in the novels. The fully developed language now provides additional Valyrian translations to Martin for use in his forthcoming novels.
kJ1NW TIL in the weeks following the Titanic sinking, over 118,000 people had joined the “just missed it club”, claiming they had missed or canceled their trip at the last moment
R7Vw8 TIL- Cold weather will cause some trees to explode by freezing the sap, because it contains water, which expands as it freezes, creating a sound like a gunshot. The sound is produced as the tree bark splits, with the wood contracting as the sap expands.