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TIL the habitat of the American alligator goes as far north as the North Carolina/Virginia border.

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GYrAQ TIL in France, it’s against the law for grocery stores to throw away food. It must either be composted or donated to charity.
pYEb4 TIL Ismail I became a conqueror at age 12 when he rallied an army of 7000 troops and conquered all of modern day Iran, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and most surrounding regions. He became Shah of Iran and founded the Safavid dynasty at age 14, and is responsible for converting Iran to Shia Islam.
Nbj1 TIL that Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine Benes) is nearly 4 times as rich as Jerry Seinfeld
475 TIL there is a rabbit that can grow to the size of a dog
7r1dM TIL that leap years are every 4 years, but if it's divisible by 100 we skip it, unless it's divisible by 400 then we add it back, UNLESS it's divisible by 8000, in which case it will be skipped