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TIL a man was arrested for ‘kidnapping’ his own son, after neighbours didn’t recognise him with his new beard

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kVve TIL there’s a fourth “wise monkey” Do No Evil that covers his nuts
n9rW TIL that there is no nationwide drinking age, each state is responsible for setting their own drinking age. However, the federal government witholds highway funding for states that make it less than 21.
rN7G0 TIL that In 1968, North Korea attacked a US spy ship and captured her 83 crew members. In response, the US considered a blockade of N Korean ports, airstrikes on military targets, a land attack across the demilitarized zone, and even nuclear bombardment if the crew were not released.
gyGD TIL of the Shepard tone, an auditory illusion that gives the sensation of a continuously rising pitch. It helped create the overwhelming suspense in the film “Dunkirk”
jmEp TIL that the first e-commerce transaction was in the 70’s for cannabis between students from MIT and Stanford