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TIL That due to some missing paperwork, Ohio wasn't legally a state until 1953. 150 years after the Ohio constitution was presented to congress.

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4kXrb TIL about “teaser” stallions whose job it is to tell if a mare is ready for mating. He never gets to do the actual mating - the valuable stallion does. Kind owners sometimes give him a “consolation mare” to mate so he doesn't get sexually frustrated with his job.
9bgD TIL in France, it is illegal for grocery stores to throw away edible food. Stores must donate edible, unused food to charity or facilities that process it into animal feed or compost.
OWoX TIL that Diana Ross, who sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” lost her ex-husband to a mountain climbing accident.
EgDBd TIL an Atlanta police officer died in 2009 from atheroschlerotic coronary artery disease while having a threesome. A jury awarded $3 million to his widow, finding that his doctor was negligent in not properly diagnosing and treating his heart condition.
LY8p TIL there was a cloning project to revive the extinct Pyrenean Ibex, which resulted in a female being cloned back into existence. However, it died 7 minutes later, making the species extinct again.