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TIL it is illegal in parts of Oregon and New Jersey to pump your own gas

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R5o8Q TIL Merian C. Cooper, director of the original "King Kong", served in Poland during Polish-Bolshevik war as a member of volunteer squadron of American pilots.
r6b0 TIL Haribo released sugar free gummy bears that caused many costumers to have gastrointestinal distress. Turns out their sugarless sweetener, Lycasin/Malitol, can become a rather effective laxative in doses of 40g or more. Their 5lb bags contained a whopping ~2267g.
gK1y TIL Saudi Arabia once surgically paralyzed someone as punishment for a crime
Vd4p TIL a lottery has been set up in 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden to stimulate safe driving - people who drive below speed limit automatically qualify - lottery is funded by fines
oRWXE TIL the United States and Colombia have territorial disputes over two islands in the Caribbean