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TIL it is illegal in the state of Texas to own more than six dildos

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mxQaY TIL that CFO Magazine stopped giving out its annual Excellence Awards in 2001 because the three previous winners had all gone to prison
WkdvB TIL researchers have mapped the genome of the Indian cobra (Naja naja). They found 12,000 genes expressed in the venom glands; of these, 139 help create toxins, and a subset of 19 genes cause paralysis/nausea/internal bleeding. It forms the platform to synthesize an ideal antidote to the cobra bite.
nWoVo TIL The United States and India have the most total English speakers, with 306 million and 265 million. Followed by Pakistan (104 million), the United Kingdom (68 million), and Nigeria (60 million)
mr8v TIL the Hungarians use a pair of jet engines mounted on a tank to extinguish oil fires
wNb8 TIL U.S. Medal of Honor recipient Pililaʻau was found surrounded by 40 dead Korean soldiers and him holding a trench knife.