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TIL no one knows exactly how many Federal Laws are currently enacted in the United States.

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wLm01 TIL that Mark Twain wore a signature white suit most of his life but in his autobiography he said “I would like to dress in a loose and flowing costume made all of silks and velvets, resplendent with all the stunning dyes of the rainbow, and so would every sane man I have ever known...”
xMJw TIL that in the ‘60s, the C.I.A. paid Vietnamese spies with merchandise from mail-order Sears catalogs, since they had little use for paper money
rR0ew TIL: In 1969, when black Americans were still prevented from swimming alongside whites, an episode of 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' broke the color barrier.
R7Aj6 TIL Researchers from three universities in Germany have created the coldest temperature ever recorded in a lab, 38 trillionths of a degree warmer than absolute zero
JYNw4 TIL Chris Evans was almost not Captain America. He turned down the role multiple times, due too Anxiety, fear of a 10-movie commitment and the public spotlight. He went to therapy before taking on the role.