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TIL Palmyra Atoll is the only U.S territory that is subject to all Constitutional provisions even if it has no inhabitants. If a foreigner gave birth on the atoll, that child would be an American citizen.

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rRJ04 TIL the American Humane Association Film Unit (responsible for "No Animals Were Harmed" message in films) formed in 1940 due to outrage about a horse that was thrown off a cliff and drowned for the 1939 film Jesse James. Before then trip wires were used to film horses falling over often killing them
691m8 TIL that hand and arm transplants are a thing in lieu of prosthetics
EkmP TIL that Iceland and the Faroe Islands are the only places in the world without Mosquitos
vKyL TIL that the IMDB rating for “This is Spinal Tap” is out of 11 stars.
4P8b TIL The Dalai Lama eats meat, for health reasons and out of respect for his hosts on his travels