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TIL Scandinavians have a right to travel freely across their countries including camping on others privately owned property

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epgRJ TIL that microwaves heat food by doing it's best to twist the molecules to align with the wave, OR IN SHORT: food is trying to magnetize itself.
690Jl TIL about Frise ailerons - ailerons that don't pivot at the edge but rather somewhere in the middle. This means that the aileron dips below the wing creating addition drag. This is considered desirable as it helps counter the induced yaw produced by the opposite aileron, making flight easier
YyGP TIL that Samuel Caldwell was the first person in America to be arrested for selling marijuana. Arrested in 1937 for selling two joints, he was sentenced to a $1000 fine and four years of hard labor. This happened in one of the only places in America where pot is legal today, Denver Colorado.
Qlrd TIL on Feb 20th, 1792 George Washington signed the Postal Service Act, making it illegal for postal officials to open anyone’s mail.
aKyy TIL: Jeff Daniels only got paid $50,000 for his role in Dumb and Dumber, while Jim Carrey got paid $7mil.