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TIL El Paso, Texas is closer to San Diego than it is to Houston

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RGPj TIL that since 2015, same-sex marriage was completely legalised on the small Pacific island of Pitcairn (which is inhabited by a small settlement of 50 people all descended from the 1790 Bounty mutiny)… however, there are no known homosexuals or homosexual couples residing on the island.
5BOp TIL that Saguaro cacti have such a long lifespan that the don’t even grow their first arm until they pass 75 years of age.
mxVER TIL Fire hydrants are colored differently because of different water pressures.
a8D1o TIL Bowling almost as old as human civilization itself. There are depictions of ancient bowling on Egyptian tombs dating back 5,000 years.
jNAyp TIL in Fahrenheit 451 the gov't didn't burn books because they were an oppressive dictatorship. The people voted to ban the books because they had short attention spans didn't want to be offended