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TIL in the early 90’s a naturist student at Berkley went to school naked everyday until the laws changed and he was thrown out.

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5Ybo9 TIL that tamales were once as popular across America as hamburgers and hotdogs. And the height of their popularity was known as The Tamale Wars, as vendors at times were so competitive that it caused murders, riots, and shoot outs.
adMN TIL that in Texas, a parent of a public school student has to formally opt-out of allowing corporal punishment. This has to be in writing in advance, otherwise the school can legally hit the child with no recourse.
nAlY TIL: Denver International Airport, the largest in the US, is one and a half times the size of Manhattan
99mr TIL Alaska has the highest botulism rate in the U.S. and one of the highest worldwide. According to the CDC, close to 40 percent of food-borne botulism cases reported in the U.S. between 1990 and 2000 (103 of 263) occurred in Alaska, one of the least populous states.
7M6L TIL that Kenny G is extremely popular in China, and that his “Going Home” is used countrywide in malls, libraries and parks to let residents know it’s time to leave.