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TIL it's illegal to cheat on your spouse in Virginia

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5YpY9 TIL that the most common national holiday around the world is independence from the British.
Bgyvr TIL that Wimbledon umpires learn a vast array of swear words in many different languages in order to flag ,and subsequently fine, any athlete to break the no swearing rule.
p81ZZ TIL that Every year during the summer and winter solstices, Luxor's Karnak Temple witnesses an astronomical event. The sun rises between the portals of the western gate of the temple and falls perfectly perpendicular, lighting up the sanctuary of AmunRaa at the centre of the temple.
7owZ TIL That the USA made a $1 Billion payment to Native Americans for the theft of 56 million acres of land. Attorney general, Eric Holder, said the settlement was fair and honorable.
ANddd TIL: In the early 1990s, dozens of scientists wrote letters to the NIH opposing the Human Genome Project, calling it "mediocre science" and a "flagrant waste" of funds.