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TIL Vermont does not require a permit to carry a concealed firearm.

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Yp1gr TIL there's a predator in Madagascar that looks like a feline, behaves like a feline, has vertical pupils, retractable claws, whiskers etc, but it's actually a mongoose. There are no felines in Madagascar, so mongooses evolved into feline-like animals to fulfill their role in the food chain.
KO0K6 TIL that When Beethoven conducted premiere of Ninth Symphony in Vienna, he was completely deaf. After it ended, one of the soloists had to turn him around so he could see the audience applauding.
WkJdd TIL of Hessy Levinsons Taft who had her picture submitted into a contest to find the "most beautiful Aryan baby." She won. What the Judge, Joseph Goebbels, didnt know was that Hessy was a Jew and the photographer had entered the picture because he "wanted to make the Nazis (look) ridiculous."
6EAoW TIL Big Bird was asked to go into space on the Challenger, but it was cancelled because he was too big
yQGXp TIL It's common for Dentists to have aquariums because they reduce stress and anxiety. Aquarium Therapy has been shown to reduce stress, insomnia, and high blood pressure; achieving results that are the same, or better than, hypnosis.