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TIL there is a new gothic cathedral and monastery being built in Wyoming with carving being done by CNC

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epxo4 TIL Mountain Dew was originally created as a moonshine mixer. The soda received its name for the slang used for "mountain-brewed" moonshine: Mountain Dew
yVJRv TIL that the largest rainforest in Southern Africa was unknown to the outside world until it was discovered via Google Earth satellite images in 2011. It sits on top of a “410-foot sheer rock protuberance”, making it virtually untouched by humans until recent research trips.
4Xxa TIL when 3 people tried to sell Coca Cola secrets to Pepsi, Pepsi informed Coke and the FBI.
R7dx1 TIL state laws for online gambling are not based on residence, but rather location, so many people cross state lines in their car, place a bet via their phones, and drive back home, and it is all completely legal
Wkpnd TIL that Texas still has a mutual combat law. This means that duelling is still legal according the Texas penal code. The law states that any two individuals who feel the need to fight can agree to mutual combat through a signed, verbal or implied communication and have at it (fists only, however).