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TIL in North Carolina, it is a class 3 misdemeanor to ‘use profanity on the highway’

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6NmJ TIL Adwaita, the turtle, was born before Mozart, before the French Revolution, and his death was announced by CNN. His estimated age was just over 250 years. He died in 2006
nevgd TIL that Sodium Nitrate, an essential oxidizing component in gun powder, was discovered by 9th century Taoist monks that were actually trying to create an elixir of immortality.
ZpD0v TIL that Warner Bros. (as a whole) is actually older than Disney (as a whole, too), even if they share the same "birth year" (1923, tbe). [Warner Bros. is born on Apr. 4, while Disney is born on Oct. 3.]
Br19D TIL up until she was 8 years old, Liv Tyler believed her biological father was rock musician Todd Rundgren. It wasn’t until she met Steven Tyler and noticed the resemblance between her and his other daughter Mia, that Liv’s mother revealed the truth.
ePXb TIL that as the Titanic sank, someone unlocked the kennels holding all the passengers’ pet dogs, “leading to the surreal sight of a pack of excited dogs racing up and down the slanting deck as the ship went down.”