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TIL a handicap spot with only the painted symbol on the pavement without a proper handicap sign that bears the International Symbol of Accessibility, is legally open for anyone to use

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xVBpw TIL that "Granny Smith" namesake of the apple, was a real person. Maria Ann "Granny" Smith first cultivated her famous apple tree after throwing away tazmanian crabapples' seeds and cores while baking a pie, and taking care of the tree that sprouted as a result
neORB TIL the difference between a nightmare and a bad dream is a nightmare wakes you up.
yQY6X TIL Closing Time by Semisonic Is About Childbirth, Not Last Call at a Bar.
R55yl TIL Claire Chennault, leader of the Flying Tigers and eventual 14th Air Force Commander, built a brothel. "His men were going to visit brothels, regardless of what the rules said," and it was "better to have his "boys" visit a brothel that was regularly inspected to reduce venereal diseases."