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TIL that the idea that the federal government can regulate almost any business was established in a 1942 Supreme Court case. Since a farmer could theoretically sell produce over state lines, the US government had the authority to control what he could grow.

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4XyJ TIL A dolphin-intelligence study resulted in a woman giving a male dolphin hand jobs.
M7B0W TIL: In the classic cartoon strip, Tintin, Tintin is always moving left to right and his opponents are moving right to left. His adventure, "Cigars of the Pharoah," had to be redrawn when it was discovered that this rule was broken.
YDZv TIL There is a non-profit that operates boats that pick women up in their country where abortions are illegal then sails out to international waters (where Dutch laws are in effect on the ship) to perform the medical abortions
LaKV TIL The little button on top of a baseball cap is called a Squatchee.
w7yo TIL the 65’ Eiffel Tower in Paris, TX had a giant cowboy hat added after construction of a 70’ tower in Paris, TN, making it slightly larger.