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TIL There’s a small underground railway in London devoted to delivering mail

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ADLjB TIL that rats become more emotionally resilient when they are taught how to drive a small vehicle
VMbW8 TIL Rev. Rul. 69-68, 1969-1 C.B. 153, holds that gambling (even if illegal) is a proper activity for social clubs (Fraternities) exempt under IRC 501(c)(7) because it supplies pleasure and recreation to members and guests, even if it has an additional purpose of raising money.
Lx7m TIL that President Jimmy Carter didn’t like a magazine picture of a drug lord so he ordered his prosecution to the maximum extent of the law.
jOrX TIL in Lewis Carroll’s through the looking glass, Alice’s movements through the book map out a playable game of chess
4XdvR TIL the reason a bag of potato chips contains mostly air is not to deceive the consumer into believing there is more product. Instead, the air (called slack fill) provides cushioning that protects the chips. "Less air, more chips but they are shattered or More air, fewer chips but they are whole"