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TIL Despite the Supreme Court declaring such laws unconstitutional in 1967, Alabama did not remove a clause in its state constitution prohibiting interracial marriage until 2000

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J1NOk TIL that an extra on the set of "Transformers 3" was left brain damaged after she was struck with a piece of metal. After the accident, a portion of her skull was removed and she now endures memory loss, seizures, and is blind in one eye. She was awarded an $18.5 million settlement
x60ab Today I learned that GTA 5's cost to make was nearly $250 million... But GTA 6's budget is about $2 BILLION
b64pa TIL Chocolate has caffeine, dark chocolate has as much as 12mg per ounce, milk chocolate has as much as 9mg in 1.55 ounces, and white chocolate has no caffeine
EGbV TIL that the Queen owns all unmarked swans in open water and that she is the “officially appointed ‘Swan Keeper’ of England.”
yQX5v TIL that when an explosion's shockwave travels slower than sound, it is considered a deflagration, not a detonation.