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TIL only 4% of Americans had a passport in the 1990s

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pp5b TIL that after the Supreme Court ruled inter-racial marriage legal, local judges in Alabama continued to enforce that state’s anti-miscegenation law (the same state that still refuses to issue same-sex marriage licenses)
ADZyd TIL that Vulture bees feed on rotting meat instead of pollen or nectar, while essentially making the equivalent of meat honey.
woeDM TIL of Flavius Josephus (Yosef Ben Matityahu), one the most famous Jewish historians ever, that meticulously documented the Great Jewish revolt and the destruction of the second temple, categorising different groups of zealots and thier leaders, which they, even 2000 years ago were seen as extreme
GjPG TIL the existence of the BT Tower used to be an official secret. It was 189 metres tall, located in the centre of London, and had a rotating restaurant that anyone could visit. It did not appear on maps and was not officially acknowledged until 1993.
Lkyvd TIL that it is legal to consume any drug privately in Spain and that the Spanish rank amongst the highest in Europe for cocaine usage.