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TIL: In the town of Virgin Utah, gun ownership is mandatory for every homeowner.

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neR1d TIL Suleyman the Magnificent had an helmet made to resemble the papal tiara, but with an extra, fourth crown to show he was more powerful than the Pope himself
v1VjD TIL: There is no such thing as a Michelin Star chef. The rating is rewarded to the restaurant, encorporates more than food quality, and if a chef is to leave or be replaced he does not take the rating with him.
0ELR TIL that “shrapnel” is named after Henry Shrapnel, inventor of a type of anti-personnel cannonball
Rd69 TIL the Soviet government advised those working on the Chernobyl disaster to drink half a glass of vodka for every two hours in Chernobyl. The radiation was supposed to accumulate in the thyroid glands and the vodka was thought to help clean out the radiation.
9YMQM TIL: When former slave Jordan Anderson was asked to come back and work for his old master, he replied with a deadpan letter asking for 52 years' back pay as proof of good faith. The letter has been described as a rare example of documented "slave humor" of the period.