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TIL Anyone can be naked anywhere in Oregon at any time provided there is not “intent to arouse”

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J1OPj TIL that Alpha-neurotoxins, found only in the venom of snakes, evolved rapidly and were part of an evolutionary arms race with prey species. Four mammals adapted to resist the venom: mongooses, honey badgers, domestic pigs, and hedgehogs.
GYl7 TIL there’s an Immortality Drive on the I.S.S. that has the DNA sequence of Stephen Colbert
JYZZj TIL about The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). An independent, nonpartisan agency that examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides objective, reliable information to help the government save money and work more efficiently.
0wonj TIL a ship loaded with ammonium nitrate exploded in Texas in 1947. It remains the worst industrial accident in US history.
KAw TIL Jim Henson made hilariously violent muppet-like coffee commercials back in the 1950s