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TIL that it's illegal to possess koi fish in Maine.

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p8oJ8 TIL that 19 June is the anniversary of the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the first U.S. civilians to be sentenced to death for espionage.
508k TIL honeybees can recognize individual human faces.
e0g7E TIL Hubert Blaine held the world record for the longest personal name ever used. His full name is made up of 26 names followed by a 988 letter surname. There is debate over the correct spelling.
R54V8 TIL That while Kmart in the US is all but dead, with only 1 traditional store remaining, Kmart Australia is wildly popular with nearly 300 locations.
1ag8r TIL in 1894 a female cook at Cornell University was killed when freshmen redirected chlorine gas into the kitchen as part of a hazing prank