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TIL 19 U.S. States have "Right to Dry" laws, overriding city and HOA bans on outdoor clotheslines

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9Y6OG TIL that loopholes are the slits in castle walls that archers fired from, and that's why finding the loophole is finding a way to circumvent security measures in place
8ambX TIL that in WWII there was a Nazi sailor who flushed his toilet incorrectly, causing his submarine to flood with seawater. The sub was forced to surface in view of the British who then attacked, resulting in the vessel's destruction, 4 Nazi deaths, and 46 Nazis captured
11mV TIL when, sitting right next to Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson was asked if he would’ve won in a fight against Ali in his prime he said “I’m vain - I know i’m great but in this situation every head must bow, every tongue must confess, this is the greatest of all time”.
Wkmmd TIL Alan Turing wasn't pardoned until 2013 for 'Gross Indecency' because of his sexuality despite shortening the length of WW2 by 5 years and being considered the father of modern computing, his work saved thousands of lives
OGek7 TIL researchers strapped cameras to 60 outdoor house cats and found they killed on average 2+ animals per week