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

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KOp5a TIL that professional mini golf is a thing and competitors will travel across America to compete, including a “Master’s” tournament where the prize is a coveted green hoodie.
BgBaL TIL Eadwig, king of England from 955-959, allegedly left his coronation feast to have a threesome with his future wife and her mother. He was 15 at the time.
x6m6b TIL the dots along the rim of a car’s windshield are called Frits. The Frit band is a baked on ceramic paint that protects sealants from UV rays that degrade sealants that hold the windshield in place and also for aesthetic reasons among other things.
P1lNV TIL there are “rabies free” countries.
9Ym1Q TIL That in the 1930s, the US spent $300.000 ($5,5 million adjusted for inflation) to built massive car with the goal to cross Antarctica. Only to discover upon arrival that the tyres didn't work in the snow, and the whole thing was abandoned after 140 km (driven in reverse).