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TIL the age of consent in Nevada is 16…unless you’re gay. Then it’s 18.

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yVB6e TIL that Sarah Henry, wife of American Founding Father Patrick Henry, developed mental illness after the birth of her last child. Patrick, then governor of Virginia, didn’t want to send her to an asylum; so he confined her to a basement room, bound in a straitjacket, until her death.
ovPr TIL in 2004, the German post office gave away 20 million free scented stickers, to make Christmas cards smell nice.
OG9e TIL There is a hilltop shrine in Java where thousands of Muslims regularly attend a ritual that involves seeking blessing through having sex with a stranger.
XEdLj TIL Two beer drinkers in California sued the Kona Brewing Co. in 2017 for deceptive marketing and branding, believing their products to be made exclusively in Hawaii. Kona does in fact make beer in 5 different states, including Hawaii, and labels their products accordingly.
nvGP TIL Washington State has the highest minimum wage in the US ($9.19/hr; tips don’t count) and four states have minimum wages lower than the federal minimum wage (with Georgia and Wyoming at $5.15/hr)