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TIL Happy Hour is illegal in Massachusetts.

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OopAa TIL that the Roman Colosseum had a retractable cloth awning which weighed about 24 tons and was held up by a large network of ropes and 240 huge pillars. It covered 30% of the entire Colosseum and provided shade for all of the spectators.
vY48 TIL a girl abducted in Africa was saved from her attackers and defended for about half a day by three lions.
Vn7Z TIL that the childhood epidemic of asthma may be caused by the switch to Tylenol in the 1980s
l709K TIL The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad as a tourist attraction in Dillsboro, North Carolina.
yQoB8 TIL the earliest know pair of socks are from Egypt and were worn with sandals.