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MeE4B TIL nunchucks are illegal in the US because the court ruled that they are "designed primarily as a weapon and has no purpose other than to maim or kill", and are "widely used by muggers and street gangs".
6EnQ8 TIL that a Japanese company wanted to build an office building on a plot of land it owned, while another company had permits to build a highway through the same plot. The companies compromised by building a 16-story office building and putting the highway on floors 5-7.
oRdR7 TIL Jimmy Carter’s father, brother, and two sisters all died of pancreatic cancer at relatively young ages. (Seen in this article about his brother Billy)
yVGGX TIL: That during 1830 - 1900, there was a fad for women who wanted to lose weight, the Tapeworm diet.
a8Enb TIL that Ohio has its own state flag pledge that can be said in schools after the Pledge of Allegiance. The pledge was adopted in 2002 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the state's flag.