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TIL Happy Hour is illegal in Massachusetts.

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VwZk TIL the biggest cashew tree in the world covers an area of about 80,000 square feet and produces over 60,000 fruits each year. The tree gets its size from two genetic issues, which allow branches to grow outwards instead of upwards, taking new roots when touching the ground.
v1PZL TIL that in a 1986 poll during the AIDS crisis by the LA Times, 50 percent of adults surveyed supported a quarantine of AIDS patients, 48 percent would approve of identity cards for those who test positive for antibodies causes AIDS and 15 percent favored tattooing AIDS victims.
57xD TIL “Scientific” tests to determine if Marijuana kills brain cells actually asphyxiated test subjects causing brain damage due to lack of oxygen, not because of the marijuana.
awA40 TIL of Ball Lightning, an unexplained phenomena where a luminous ball of what looks like lightning appears at ground level, moving unpredictably and 'bouncing off buildings, people and cars'. Despite many accounts, very little is known about why it occurs.
e09ln TIL the D in 'D-Day' stands for Day.