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TIL Flowers were traditionally used at funerals to mask the stench of decomposition.

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XGkP TIL General Motors once hired prostitutes to attempt to seduce Ralph Nader in order to discredit him in his campaign to force the automobile industry to include seatbelts in its cars.
1yod TIL on July 4, 1999, more than 100 people gathered in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia to appear in a photo. All of the people were born on the 4th of July. Birthdays for every 4th of July in the 20th Century were represented, including a baby for 1999, who was born that morning.
MAkW TIL The city of Perth in Western Australia is geographically the most remote city in the world (by land). The nearest city of more than 100,000 people is almost 1500 miles away.
WkVZo TIL in the state of Texas, possession of any amount of marijuana edibles is a FELONY. If you’re caught in possession of a single THC gummy bear in Texas, you will be sent to jail for at least 180 days.
6wQJ TIL Tennessee Aquarium has a twitter acount that sends out tweets powered by an electric eel