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TIL there is an enclave of Kentucky cut off entirely from the rest of the state by neighboring Tennessee and Missouri.

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Wk5nA TIL fireworks were invented in China sometime between 200 BC and 900 AD. It is believed Marco Polo brought fireworks from China to Europe in 1295, and the global popularity exploded after that. In 1830, colors were added in Italy by adding different metallic powders.
0wROL TIL a mental hospital in Provo, Utah ran a haunted attraction called “The Haunted Castle” with many of the hospital patients as performers.
6EjKl TIL, "Nosferatu" (1922) was nearly deleted from history because of copyright infringement
dD69d TIL in the Captain & Tennille version of "Love Will Keep Us Together", there is a point at the end during the fade out vocals where they sing "Sedaka is back" in reference to Neil Sedaka co-writing the hit.
5Og9 TIL that practicing magic is punishable by up to 5 years in prison in Israel