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TIL it’s a punishable crime in New Hampshire, the “Live Free or Die” state, to enjoy a beer on the beach.

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1RnO TIL that in Sydney Australia snipers are deployed to protect colonies of little penguins from predators
16rDX TIL calories in food are measured by exploding a dehydrated food in an oxygen filled canister surrounded by water. The explosion of the food item gives off energy that heats the surrounding water. The increase in temperature of the water is how we calculate calories.
0wxxR TIL that infamous film director Ed Wood has served in the USMC during WW2. He had claimed that that he feared being wounded in battle more than he feared being killed, mainly because he was afraid a combat medic would discover his secret due to wearing a a bra and panties under his uniform.
78OWP TIL in 1981, 10% of taxis in New York City were imported Peugeot 505 diesels.
5ZBP TIL that multiple people have died attempting to cross a seemingly calm, innocent creek called the Bolton Strid. The stream actually hosts multiple underwater cave systems and dangerous currents below the surface that have sucked numerous people to their deaths.