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TIL: Illinois’ Eavesdropping Law Was Originally Passed Because Lobbyists Were Recorded Discussing Which State Legislators Were on the Take

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dZlr TIL that the Oxford English Dictionary was written largely by a murderer from a mental institution
YDMv TIL that, outside of Washington, D.C., a Virginia man built a castle to be fully defensible in the case of nuclear Armageddon. Built entirely by its owner, it has three heating systems and a maze of underground conduits, and it has been used as a meeting place for a group of self-professed vampires.
dD9ZK TIL Santa Anna introduced chewing gum to the US during his exile from Mexico
OGpX TIL There is a medical disorder in infants called “Maple Syrup Urine Disease,” where the child’s urine smells of maple syrup or burnt sugar. And it can be fatal.“
JV41 TIL over 100 firefighters are arrested for arson per year in the US