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TIL that jousting is the official state sport of Maryland

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loZ1G TIL In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson had Pennsylvania Avenue cut through President's Park, separating what would become Lafayette Square from the White House grounds. Lafayette Square has been used as a racetrack, a graveyard, a zoo, a slave market, an encampment for soldiers
kXmE TIL that pineapples contain an enzyme called Bromelain. Bromelain digests proteins, meaning that it can eat your mouth. This is why eating a lot of Pineapples will leave your tongue numb or make your mouth bleed.
vPY1R TIL A 2004 British reality show selected nine contestants for their suggestibility, tricked them into thinking they were flown to Russia, then had them compete to become space tourists. The "winners" were placed on a simulator and tricked into thinking they were in space for five days.
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