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TIL: “For the health of strippers,” Louisiana tried to pass a bill limiting strippers’ age and weight to under 28 yo and under 160 lbs.

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JYBe8 TIL of the bristlecone pine forests in California whose trees are the oldest living organisms on the planet. At 4800 years old, some of the pines growing there today began growing before the pyramids were built.
0wg8N TIL that Boric Acid, a common insecticide, is less toxic to humans than ordinary table salt
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