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TIL the USA, Canada and Mexico each have one of the top three tallest mountains in North America, respectively.

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788BO TIL in 1918 photographer Arthur Mole and John Thomas arranged 21,000 soldiers at Camp Sherman in Ohio into a "living portrait" of President Woodrow Wilson. Mole & Thomas created many other living portraits of other famous figures in the years which followed at different military bases around the US.
69Vvw TIL that Switzerland has legally mandated daily 'quiet hours' and the whole day of Sunday is considered 'quiet time.' You can be cited for doing things like cutting your grass on Sunday.
WkVZo TIL in the state of Texas, possession of any amount of marijuana edibles is a FELONY. If you’re caught in possession of a single THC gummy bear in Texas, you will be sent to jail for at least 180 days.
4kPdX TIL that there is a cafe in Christchurch, NZ, that delivers food from the kitchen to customers in pneumatic tubes.
xVKXg TIL about the Lewis Chessmen, one of the few surviving chess sets from Medieval Times. They’re known for their comical expressions.