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TIL The taxidermied body of the original Cocaine Bear is allowed to officiate weddings in Kentucky.

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dDe49 TIL that the leading pioneer of Japanese rocket science, Hideo Itokawa, was nicknamed "Dr. Rocket"
j6NmQ TIL first cousin marriage is legal in 26 states, including New York and Massachusetts. Despite the stereotype, Mississippi and Texas are part of the minority that have outlawed the practice
LbKP TIL of a homeless man in NYC who would regularly order an expensive dinner at a restaurant and refuse to pay for it in order to be sent to prison where he would receive 3 meals a day and a clean bed. He refused to commit more serious crimes to get longer sentences as he did not want to hurt anyone.
YnlB TIL Wallabies can have substance abuse problems. In fact, certain stoned, opiate loving wallabies are a big problem for parts of Australia.
PXVV TIL that until as recently as 2013, isolated human genes could be patented by private entities. This allowed the entities to prevent related medical research or testing to be conducted.