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TIL Happy Hour is illegal in Massachusetts.

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QNWZ9 TIL there’s a 1400 sq mile island off the coast of Yemen that’s described as “the most alien place on earth,” and 37% of its plant species are endemic.
Z8mMR TIL that on today's date, July 31st in 1703, Daniel Defoe was put up on a pillory for public humiliation for writing a satirical pamphlet. Instead of getting hit by fruit, he was pelted by flowers.
VL4m TIL bartenders in Utah must prepare drinks behind a curtain called a “Zion Curtain” to combat excessive drinking
R5ZYa TIL That David Schwimmer turned down the lead role in Men in Black
LOE0 TIL that legendary Hollywood producer Hal Roach would employ someone called a “wildie” who was either an insane person or a drunk to sit in his writers’ room and spout crazy ideas whenever they had writer’s block