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TIL Maine is the closest US state to Africa.

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ZOJY TIL that the guy who wrote The Anarchist Cookbook became a teacher, denounced his book, and was unaware of how many perpetrators of violent crimes had a copy of his book in their possession.
gM8KW TIL Sign language users experience "tip of the finger" just like how English speakers experience "tip of the tongue".
awxJN TIL That despite running about three hours, actual playing time in a Major League Baseball game is under 18 minutes.
OpA1 TIL when the Grateful Dead played “Playboy After Dark” in 1969, the band’s LSD supplier ‘Bear’ dosed the coffee urn that everyone on set was drinking from, including Hugh Hefner. Hefner later wrote a letter to Jerry Garcia thanking the band for the enjoyable experience.
Ow61 TIL that gaming computers heat a room just as efficiently as a space heater does