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TIL There was a phone booth in the middle of the Mojave Desert that people from all over the world would call. Today, you can still call the number and talk to people (760) 733-9969

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gMeMy TIL gilligan's island was axed to make the network president's wife happy
yygp TIL That the federal government takes a percentage (as high as 47% in recent years) of every raisin farmer’s crops… every year… without paying for them. This is due to an arcane law still on the books from WWII reconstruction.
oMaK TIL California Governor Ronald Reagan banned open carry of loaded firearms shortly after the Black Panthers marched on the State Capitol while bearing arms.
oBXgo TIL about Empty Nose Syndrome. A horrific condition you can develop after nasal surgery that gives you a 24/7 feeling of suffocation and has caused several of its sufferers to commit suicide.
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