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TIL Forbes ranked Maine as the worst state for doing business for the fourth straight year

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wL7pW TIL that military snipers carry what is often called a “dope book. Dope is an acronym for: Data On Previous Engagements.
dDV8 TIL Magenta, also known as Pink, does not exist in the natural light spectrum, and is the only color that does not exist within a single wavelength.
VMYED TiL that there really are drugs and supplements that exist that boost cognitive function, though not to “Limitless” levels.
gMGe8 TIL male argonauts develop a special arm for copulation in a pouch located under their eye and upon finding a mate they detach that arm and place it on the female. Their detached arm then crawls, with a life of its own, into her mantle for fertilization. Researchers found 38 arms inside one female.
kO9lW TIL that it's possible to buy random, assorted books "by the foot", for the sake of filling up and decorating otherwise empty bookshelves and libraries, a service typically used by filmmakers and decorators, but also rich people on occasion.