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TIL Alabama did not repeal its ban on interracial marriage until 2000

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DjED TIL that dozens of North Korean “ghost ships”, many containing corpses, have washed up on the Japanese coast in recent years.
EgxGP TIL that during the 1976 British drought, standpipes were installed on streets of many districts which dispensed water. Each standpipe became a watering hole for 20 households when mains water supply was cut off. During this time, the slogan “Save Water, Bath with a Friend” became very popular.
ZpPMp TIL that the Pope of the Coptic [Egyptian] Orthodox Church is chosen from the final 3 candidates by a blindfolded child drawing a name from a chalice
DlQv TIL that basketball player Kevin Love is a blood relative of 4 of the 5 original Beach Boys.
6y1Q TIL a South Carolina high school student was arrested and suspended, and had his locker searched because of a creative writing assignment where he mentioned buying a gun to shoot his neighbor’s pet dinosaur.