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TIL that the American village of Hyder, Alaska is unique in that it is only accessible by land from Canada, and uses Canadian public utility services, border security, emergency services, telephone area code, and time zone.

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0jP5 TIL the woman who had prayer abolished in school, Madalyn O'Hair, was murdered along with her son and granddaughter.
6oEQ TIL that the “SEGA” chant at the beginning of Sonic the Hedgehog took up 1/8th of the memory on the cartridge.
jvon TIL during the California Gold Rush, the distinct lack of women in San Fransisco caused gay culture to flourish. Men would often pay for “female impersonators” to be prostitutes.
gbaW TIL that the English word “much” and the Spanish word “mucho” are not related at all, despite having similar definitions. “Much” comes from Proto-Germanic “mikilaz”, while “mucho” from Latin “multum”. Their similar appearance is a complete coincidence.
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