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TIL in 1915 tipping was so unpopular that 6 states made it illegal to do so.

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LJed TIL New Jersey’s NHL team is named after the Jersey Devil, a legendary creature encountered by many including Commodore Stephen Decatur (who fired a cannonball at it) and Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon’s older brother. In 1909 the creature reportedly attacked a trolley and was fired upon by police
Rjl1 TIL: Decorative Five Pointed metal stars–Barnstars–derived from Amish barn-painted symbols or “Hex Signs”, which were borrowed from witchcraft / Germanic paganism as magical protection against misfortune
oMOL TIL an optimized road trip stopping at a major landmark in each of the 48 contiguous U.S. states would take roughly 9.33 days of driving to complete
mWKR TIL that this July we will get to see the first ever detailed images of Pluto.
7Krb TIL actor Martin Sheen has been married to the same woman for 56 years