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TIL that oral sex was illegal in 11 US states until 2003

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8aO5X TIL: Among those on the design team for lower Manhattan's innovative 2015 merry-go-round was a stage designer who worked on some LaScala operas, the Sochi Olympics, & Broadway's "Spider Man." The SeaGlass Carousel has no center pole and the 30 giant fish that kids ride have color-changing lighting.
8768 TIL that diesel fuel turns into a gel at low temperatures, and cannot flow into the engine. This is why some school close when the temperature is low enough to turn the fuel into a gel, preventing the buses from running.
99LX TIL that the movie Predator was inspired from a joke that was going around Hollywood that after Rocky 4, Stallone would have to fight Aliens as he had run out of all earthly opponents.
PYXow TIL that many historical sailors decided not knowing how to swim beneficial, if they fell overboard it would be a swifter death than if they knew how to swim.
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