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TIL Hawaii is the only state in the US to have a single school district and no local school boards.

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VMnVp TIL that modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, implying that the direct ancestor of the domestic dog is extinct
J17Am TIL in Beijing 2012, a Ferrari crashed during sex-orgy between a naked driver and 2 women. Driver (who died) was son of Ling Jihua, Chief-of-Staff serving then Chinese President Hu Jintao. Ling reportedly denied body was his son when visiting morgue. He was eventualy sentenced to life for corruption
loQKG TIL that the dancers in Fame (1980) didn't dance to the title track 'Fame' in the street scene, they danced to a different song, Donna Summers 'Hot Stuff' as at the time of the three-day shoot, the song hadn't been written.
R7now TIL in 2015, Yamaha had its musical instrument designers and motorcycle designers switch jobs for an exhibition. The instrument designers designed a bicycle and a motorcycle, and the motorcycle designers designed a marimba and a drum set.
XkPD TIL that Social Media has overtaken Porn as the #1 activity on the web since 2008