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TIL in NY state if you are a man who has had sex with another man since 1977, even once you can never donate blood

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nke9 TIL There is an “Inception” phenomenon where the individual believes they have awakened and are going about their day as usual (i.e. got dressed, ate breakfast) only to wake up and realize none of it happened in reality. There can be multiple false awakenings in a dream session.
OGGv6 TIL about the My-lai massacre, where US soldiers killed over 300 unarmed women and children in Vietnam
WkABL TIL a small NZ town worked together on a month-long search for local icon Rodney (a cat) who was unceremoniously dumped after a ten year stint at the local hardware store as greeter and mascot.
groDb TIL about Project Genetrix which was a United States Air Force program designed to launch General Mills manufactured surveillance balloons over China, Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union to take aerial photographs and collect intelligence.
XEQmQ TIL that Ocean floors are far from being a Plain & are full of relief features (Ridges, Mountains & other features) , Also the oceanic ridges are far younger than our continental rock structures