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TIL It's illegal to own gerbils, ferrets and hamsters as a pet in Hawaii.

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DQnMY TIL about the Inauguration of the last Russian Tsar. Over 1,200 peasants were killed in a crowd crush event caused by Tsar Nicholas II offering a crowd of 500,000 beer and pretzels to win their approval at his inauguration. In response to the tragedy, the Tsar attended a private gala the same night.
VB4bm TIL there are an estimated 3 million plus undiscovered shipwrecks in the worlds oceans.
5V5lk TIL that the Sphynx cat originated in Canada. The first naked cat born (on record), was in 1966 in Toronto, Ontario. The kitten's name was Prune.
XRQX TIL that the Better Business Bureau is not run by the government, but is a non-profit company that made 200 million USD in 2013.
gr758 TIL that Tea Leoni turned down the role of Rachel Green on "Friends" to star in her own sitcom, "The Naked Truth"