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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

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gZr8 TIL that a 4-year-old child was shipped through the United States parcel service for $0.53 in 1914.
p8nKZ TIL in 1983 a brain wound cured a 19 year old man of OCD and he became a straight A student and retained the same IQ.
J4w4 TIL Haiti is the first and only nation established as the result of a successful slave revolt.
WkgJX TIL of a mystery soda vending machine that existed in Capitol Hill, Seattle. The machine appeared sometime in the 1990s and dispensed rare or discontinued drinks cans. It was unknown who filled it. It disappeared leaving a note, and its Facebook page featured photoshop images of it around the world.
9YWBQ TIL that magician Harry Houdini took a year off from his performance career during WWI to promote the war effort including teaching soldiers how to get out of handcuffs.