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TIL that the US had something called “ugly laws”

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grwBL TIL KMart still has six remaining brick-and-mortar locations. Three in the US Virgin Islands, and one each in Guam, Florida, and The Hamptons.
R507w TIL that the name for the band Devo comes from the concept of "de-evolution" and the band's related idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind had begun to regress, as evidenced by the dysfunction and herd mentality of American society.
kpeE TIL that the word “homophobia” didn’t emerge until 1971, and the psychologist who coined it did so in order to argue that it wasn’t homosexuals who had a mental disorder (as then thought) but those who irrationally hated them
eE46 TIL that the Hubble Space Telescope has collected more than 100 TB of data and generates 844 GB per month.
Brleb TIL America's oldest, unbroken treaty relationship is with Morocco, which was the first nation to recognize the US. The treaty was signed by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Sultan Muhammad III. It has lasted 232 years and is called the "Treaty of Friendship".