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TIL it is illegal in the State of Mississippi to have two or more “illegitimate children” and it is technically punishable by between 30 and 90 days in jail and a fine.

by whatilearned December 6, 2021, 2:54 am

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TIL that someone in New York state bought an old bowl at a tag sale in 2007 for $3. When the buyer had it appraised several years later, they learned it was a 1,000-year-old Chinese bowl initially valued at $200,000 to $300,000. It later sold at auction for $2.2 million.

by whatilearned December 5, 2021, 7:16 pm

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There’s a criminal on the loose in the State of Quantum.

by cringeyjokesman December 5, 2021, 5:51 am

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TIL The Italian State Police have a Lamborghini and have used it to transport organs

by whatilearned December 5, 2021, 12:08 am

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State Management in Angular Using NgRx Pt 1

by ProgrammerDude December 3, 2021, 6:45 pm

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Reddit, Simple question, what is the worst state to live in?

by QuestionGuy December 2, 2021, 9:14 pm

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TIL in 2004 the former Court Jester of Tonga was accused of mismanaging $26M of state funds

by whatilearned December 2, 2021, 5:58 pm

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TIL that Seneca, the Stoic philosopher defined happiness as a state where’s nothing missing and you enjoying the present moment without anxious dependence upon the future.

by whatilearned December 1, 2021, 5:35 pm

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TIL that Alaska does not have Counties like most US States, or Parishes as in Louisiana, but instead uses a mix of Census Areas and Boroughs. Its largest Borough – the “Unorganized Borough” is 319,852 sq mi (828,413 km2), which is larger than any US State but Alaska itself.

by whatilearned December 1, 2021, 3:58 pm

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TIL every Australian state has only one large city and the majority of every state lives in those cities.

by whatilearned November 30, 2021, 2:11 am

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TIL of the 1844 Peacemaker accident, a demonstration cruise on the Potomac where a large cannon exploded. It killed seven people including the Secretary of State, Secretary of the Navy, a senior navy officer, 2 other politicians, and Armistead, the President’s slave. President Tyler was uninjured.

by whatilearned November 29, 2021, 3:30 pm

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TIL that the Los Angeles Lakers basetball team was originally called the Minneapolis Lakers until owner Bob Short decided to move the team to California in 1960. The Laker nickname came from the state of Minnesota being known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”.

by whatilearned November 28, 2021, 12:43 am

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