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TIL: Teachers in the state of Texas are legally permitted to carry firearms in the classroom.

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4kXda TIL Vladimir Nabokov, author of Lolita, admitted to being "prejudice" against women. He wrote to Edmund Wilson: "I dislike Jane Austen, and am prejudiced, in fact against all women writers. They are in another class." However, he changed his mind after reading Mansfield Park by Jane Austen.
awaZA TIL after an obese umpire died during a game, Major League Baseball decided to enforce weight limits. In 1999 under this policy, umpire Eric Gregg was fined $5,000 for exceeding 300lbs.
VBJ7p TIL that in the 1994 Caribbean Cup, a rule change plus the need to win by two goals resulted in Grenada trying to score in either net and Barbados defending both nets.
8bZP TIL Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, was the Lieutenant-General of an authorized state militia that enlisted at least 2,500 men while the the United States army at the time consisted of 8,500.
ADjB7 TIL, actor Hugh Laurie was one of the highest-paid actors in television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode of televison series House.