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TIL - New Hampshire is the only state that has no seat belt laws for drivers over 18

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8aZ6b TIL Anyone can apply to use the Hubble Space Telescope. The application process is open to worldwide competition without restrictions on nationality or academic affiliation.
M7Adb TIL South San Francisco (a city distinct from San Francisco) does not border San Francisco at all. In fact, they're not even in the same county. Several cities separate the two.
OGPr6 TIL bones make up around 85-90% of adult bearded vultures' (Gypaetus barbatus) diet. Bones are swallowed whole or bitten through, up to the size of a lamb's femur,
d87 Today I learned cicadas have evolved 13 and 17 year breeding cycles, because prime integers rarely sync with other integers making it rare that they will breed in sync with predators.
78kNb TIL of Shelley Jackson’s Skin Project. Each single word of her 2095 word novella is tattooed on a separate volunteer.