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TIL on rare occasions, childrens' lemonade stands in the U.S. have been shut down due to not having a business license or permit. One such incident happened in Overton, Texas in 2015 and when the child's mother tried to get a permit, she was told she would be required to have her kitchen inspected.

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b9ap7 TIL that in the original ending of the Inca-inspired animated film "The Emperor's New Groove", the titular Emperor demolishes a rainforest to create a theme park. Sting – who spent 20 years defending the rights of indigenous people – threatened to leave the project unless the ending was changed.
Oo6BY TIL about synchronous fireflies. They only appear a few places in the world. The males all flash at the same time signaling to the females they are the right species. The light display is so popular, over 20,000 people apply to a lottery to get into Shenendoah National Park every year to see them
awbEZ TIL that Japan does not have as many forest fires as the US although Japan is largely covered with vast forests and has really hot summers.
j6AwE TIL that kippers are not a species of fish, but rather a name for smoked herring.
WkB5A TIL of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, manicurists to the Pharaoh in ~2500BCE, they are considered by some historians to be the first recorded same-sex couple in history