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TIL the five worst cities in the US for air pollution are all in California

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9DwB TIL Blind people can get issued a guide horse. Miniature horses are used instead of guide dogs if the person is for example afraid of, or allergic to, dogs.
ZN8p TIL an Ohio woman once got out of a parking ticket because of a missing comma in the state’s laws. She successfully argued that her car wasn’t a “motor vehicle camper” and therefore wasn’t included in the list of prohibited vehicles.
l7M8r TIL that in 1797, conditions at Rugby School were so bad that the pupils staged a "Great Rebellion". The headmaster's office was blown up with gunpowder and troops had to be called in to restore order. The ringleader later rose to the rank of General in the British Army.
gMxeA TIL: DeepMind's AlphaStar AI is now a full-blown StarCraft 2 Grandmaster and better than 99.8 percent of players on Battle.net, 'under professionally approved conditions.'
X1P8 TIL Zelda: Ocarina of Time was described as a “walking patent office” because of the number of features that became industry standard