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TIL of the Crayola Colorcycle, a free program for schools that recycles empty markers of all types and brands, and even pays for shipping via FedEx.

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GMkG TIL that in 1958 in Monroe, North Carolina, two black boys, 7-old David Simpson and 9-old James Hanover Thompson, were arrested after being kissed by a white girl on their cheeks in a neighborhood game. They were charged with molestation and sent to reform school.
J1XPQ TIL of Thomas(ine) Hall; an intersex person for whom a Jamestown Court in 1629 could not determine their sex, and thus ruled they were both and ordered them to dress in men's and women's clothing at all times.
b6JeQ TIL In 1972, the founder of NORML bought a print of Reefer Madness from the Library of Congress for $297. He showed the film across campuses in California, charging $1 for admission, and raised over $16,000 ($112,000 in 2022) for the California Marijuana Initiative.
kO817 TIL there have been several reported cases of people dying from laughter, including Greek philosopher Chrysippus (279-206 BC), who died from laughing too hard at his own joke about a donkey eating figs and drinking wine.
69mxJ TIL Pakistan has one of the highest consanguinity (marriage among relatives) rates in the world. In 2014 it was estimated that at least 60% of the population was married to a cousin