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TIL in 2024 a 2-year-old girl's blood test revealed that the toddler had a blood alcohol content of .12 after a California restaurant mistakenly served her cooking wine that had been mislabeled as apple juice. The parents took their daughter to the ER after they noticed she had signs of intoxication

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yQxBM TIL developers in China built a sex theme park ‘Love Land’ with naked human sculptures, giant replica genitals, sex technique workshops and a photo gallery on the history of sex. It was deemed a negative influence on Chinese society and the government demolished it before it could open
Yjo7 TIL tomatoes are native to Mexico and weren’t introduced to European countries such as Spain and Italy until the 1500s
E1d4o TIL that the first person to perform "Baby, It's Cold Outside" was Ricardo Montalban (AKA Khaaaaaan!)
wLDLY TIL that despite being vegetarian, hippopotamuses are considered the most dangerous terrestrial animal on the African continent, killing more people than any other animal. On average, they are responsible for the deaths of almost 3,000 humans every year.
eOZk TIL Robert Moses (considered to be the “master builder” of mid-20th century NYC, Long Island, Rockland and Westchester County) was responsible for various NYC bridge constructions, Interstate 278, the Cross-Bronx Expressway, parkways and other highways, but never held a valid driver’s license.