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TIL Oklahoma's Official State Vegetable is Watermelon

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VML0k TIL The author of the Anarchist Cookbook, an infamous instructional book on homemade explosives, weapons, and drugs, regretted its publication. He attempted to have it removed several times, only to be thwarted by the publisher Lyle Stuart.
MeAjb TIL the creator of HBO's Chernobyl (currently the highest rated TV show of all time on IMDB) also wrote Hangover II & III, Scary Movie 3 & 4, and Superhero Movie.
LkmX9 TIL Babylonians believed that eclipses were the gods’ way of expressing anger, if the moon appeared in front of the sun, they would literally murder their king. In order to escape this, the king would crown a puppet king and queen days before the eclipse, and kill them instead.
J15Ov TIL there is a pillow fighting championship and they aren’t wearing lingerie. They are trying to get into the Olympics.
BrYyL TIL in a game of hockey, the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 with a zamboni driver in goal (as a back-up).