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TIL that Hawaii has no squirrels.

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B5Jr TIL Tim Allen got caught bringing 1.4lbs of cocaine in a U.S airport in 1978. He snitched out other dealers to reduce his sentence from life imprisonment to 7 years.
nBWB TIL when Margaret Keane sued her ex-husband, Walter Keane for plagiarizing, The judge asked both of them to paint a painting in front of the courtroom. Walter declined, saying he had a sore shoulder, whereas Margerat completed her painting in 53 minutes.
7Vgb TIL there is an abandoned island at Disney World called Discovery Island that 3 guys swam to and found preserved snakes in coke bottles + more eerie stuff
aweeZ TIL that despite the popular use of being 'low on the totem pole' being lower down in the pecking order, native americans would often accord the most prestige to the lowest position on the totem pole, seen as 'bearing the weight of all other figures', or at eye level to heighten significance
4nWN TIL: In 2003, a 17-year old kid died after drinking “tea” made from soaking poppy seeds in lemon juice. Cause of death: Opium overdose.