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TIL a 2x4 is actually 1.5x3.5 inches

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Ekr7 TIL the suicide count at the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco was officially stopped at 997 “to prevent record breakers”
awgg0 TIL of John Wojtowicz, who robbed a bank to fund his partner’s gender reassignment surgery. In prison, they made a movie about the crime and he used the money he earned from selling the rights to finally pay for her surgery.
WkGk4 TIL despite its negative reaction, New Coke continued to be sold as "Coke II" in limited markets until it was quietly discontinued in 2002
b9gK0 TIL there is no national minimum drinking age in the United States. Instead, a law called National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 punishes states that allow anyone under 21 to purchase alcohol by cutting their federal highway funds by 10%. The last state to comply was Louisiana in 1987.
yQJBX TIL that 16 US states have flags for their governors