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

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N7ap8 TIL - In 1862, a referendum was held in Greece to determine who should be King. Every candidate declined until finally Prince William of Denmark was elected. He received only 6 of the 241 202 votes cast
0vRp TIL that a 1000MW coal power plant puts 100x more radiation into the atmosphere than a nuclear power plant
GLR4 TIL of the largest calving event witnessed by man. A field of ice the size of lower Manhattan and taller than skyscrapers broke free from a glacier.
pYBgG TIL that Phil Sokolof, a wealthy businessman who ate fast food daily and suffered a heart attack, launched a $15 million dollar campaign against McDonald's for their "unhealthy menu", forcing the burger chain to switch from cooking in beef tallow to the "healthier" vegetable oil.
wo7xE TIL that the high five was invented at an October 1977 MLB game, when Glenn Burke raised his hand over his head, after teammate Dusty Baker hit a home run and then slapped Burke's hand