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TIL Maine is the closest US state to Africa.

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OGOQR TIL that human follicle mites, commonly found in cheek and eyelash follicles, have been used to study ancient human migrations through examination of their genetic lineages.
vPBVr TIL in 2018 multiple Virginia towns banned trick or treating for anyone over the age of 12. For example, according to the Chesapeake, Virginia city code in 2018, violators could face a fine and up to 6 months in jail.
x6kK0 TIL the world's longest constitution was the Constitution of Alabama from 1901-2022. At 338,882 words, it was 51 times longer than the U.S. Constitution and 12 times longer than the average U.S. state constitution.
dDX7r Til there's no such thing as the Transatlantic Coal Seam, there was never a coal seam that extended from South Wales to Pennsylvania
AN65a TIL the punk rocker on the San Francisco city bus blasting "I Hate You" in the 1986 movie "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" was actually a crew member, associate producer Kirk Thatcher. He convinced director Leonard Nimoy to let him write a punk music song and perform it.