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TIL Governor Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford Act in 1967, which repealed public carrying of firearms in California.

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aNEJ TIL that Grapefruit juice can have severe side effects (including sudden death) when mixed with common medications
GYDlG TIL of Charles Bliss, who invented Blissymbols- a universal written language. It was a total flop, until in 1965 he discovered it was being used to communicate with kids with cerebral palsy. He promptly sued the small organization using it because they had made changes to aid in communication.
dDkPQ TIL During the 17th century Salem witch trials, many of the women accused of witchcraft and burned alive are believed to have suffered from epilepsy and community members misinterpreted seizures as demonic possession.
E1Apw TIL that US and British colonization of remote islands was driven by demand for bird poop used as fertilizer and in manufacture of gun powder.
E5vo TIL that when eating cookie dough, you are more likely to be poisoned by the flour than the actual eggs