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TIL that from 1838 until 1976 it was lawful to "exterminate" Mormons in Missouri (Executive Order 44)

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GYOp1 TIL In Wisconsin, it is illegal to serve a customer margarine in a public restaurant as a substitute for butter (unless explicitly requested); doing so is punishable up to a $1000 fine and/or imprisonment. 97.18 (4) & (6)
P17jw TIL that a US Vice-President wrote a pop song
pkl4 TIL there’s a Flight 666 registered with Finnair that has traveled to HEL (Helsinki), on multiple occasions of Friday the Thirteen.
OpbR TIL that Casey Neistat was commissioned by Nike to make a commercial with the theme “Make it Count”. He took the budget and spent it on a spontaneous and fun trip for himself and a friend, filming himself running at each destination. Nike was pleased with the end result.
xVanB TIL that by 1991, the air in Mexico City had become so contaminated with fecal dust from humans that it was possible to contract hepatitis by simply breathing outdoors