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TIL In the United States it is legal for an average citizen to wear body armor unless you were convicted of a violent felony.

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R7KR9 TIL the term "in a New York minute" was first recorded in the mid-twentieth century in Piney Woods, Texas.
7rDbx TIL that Moby Dick was based on albino Sperm Whale nicknamed Mocha Dick
rNRgW TIL about facial scarification practice that was common in Nigeria to mark children's identity, symbolise reincarnation, protection or beauty.
BgdXd TIL in 1943, a dutch warship captain disguised his vessel as a tropical island and managed to escape to Australia, avoiding detection by the Japanese navy and air force.
GxgE TIL after Heath Ledger decided he wanted to take his TV/stage acting career to Hollywood, he refused every TV role he was offered. When he was down to only his last $150, he was offered a role in Ten Things I Hate About You.