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TIL in Mexico, you must obtain a federal license to own a BB gun.

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nWAG TIL that, in Oakville Washington, it once rained gelatinous blobs that contained human white blood cells
eprGn TIL in all 5 major North American sports, none of the teams that hold the respective winningest season record won the championship that same season
5VmGB TIL there have not yet been any major medical emergencies in space, but astronauts are trained to deal with them. ISS astronauts have developed a way to perform CPR in zero gravity by bracing their legs on the ceiling while pushing down on the patient on the floor below
Z8vlv TIL The Man in the Iron Mask, a popular legend of movies, books, & media, was a real person who was imprisoned for 34 years in France and died in the Bastille in 1703. Although theories abound, no verifiable data can confirm his true identity or the crime he was sentenced for.
JYyOk TIL Betty Robinson, an Olympic runner, was involved in a plane crash in 1931 and was wrongly pronounced dead upon first being discovered. She spend 7 months in a coma and it took her 2 years to learn to walk normally again. In 1936, she returned to the US olympic team and won gold in the relay.