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TIL that it is illegal to buy or sell sex toys in Alabama, and has been since 1998.

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GGoN TIL The first man to be killed by a motor vehicle accident in the USA happened 125 years ago today
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xV5x1 TIL urine indicator dyes for pools are a myth. There is no such thing as a chemical that turns urine in swimming pools blue or red.
v1Y9L TIL of the Arlington Ladies who are a group of volunteers that attend funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery to ensure that no Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Coast Guardsman is buried alone.
6ExEW TIL before the mass marketing of tobacco, lung cancer was so rare that doctors took special notice when confronted with a case, thinking it a once-in-a-lifetime oddity.