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TIL that seat belts are not mandatory in New Hampshire

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97OQ TIL:In 1978, a student who worked a minimum-wage summer job could afford to pay a year’s full tuition at a in state 4-year public university. This assumes the national average of the cost of a 4 year university and doesn’t include room and board.
woyG7 TIL Theaters used to hire people to attend shows to clap, cry, or laugh at the right moments in order to influence the audience’s reactions
e78b TIL the deadliest snow storm in recorded history occurred in Iran in 1972. The week-long weather system buried areas in as much as 26ft of snow, killing over 4,000 people, including the entire populations of 3 villages.
r5J4 TIL Animal Planet made a fake documentary about the existence of mermaids… twice
695M7 TIL Will Smith was offered the role in The Matrix but turned down the role of Neo to make Wild Wild West, because of skepticism over the film's ambitious bullet time special effects. Nicolas Cage, Brad Pitt , Val Kilmer, Leonardo DiCaprio Johnny Depp also turned down the part.