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TIL that California’s “safe surrender” law allows one parent to anonymously leave a baby at a hospital for adoption - and makes it illegal for the hospital to notify the other parent.

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8eGXb TIL that the colored section of a toothbrush is termed "indicator bristles." They signal when it's time to replace your toothbrush as the color diminishes.
ng4Y TIL in 1986, ‘60 Minutes’ ran a scathing exposé on the Audi 5000, alleging it could wildly accelerate on its own. However, their on-air demonstration used a rigged car to show falsified results. Gov’t tests later vindicated Audi but their sales had already plummeted. '60 Minutes’ never apologized.
b6DJ0 TIL "Body Integrity Identity Disorder" is a rare psychological condition where individuals feel an overwhelming desire to amputate a healthy limb, believing it doesn’t belong to them. This disconnect between body and mind leads some to extreme measures, feeling incomplete until the limb is removed.
8exQ8 TIL about Turbonique, a company that marketed rocket and turbine engines to drag racers. In 1965, a VW Beetle fitted with a Turbonique TB-28 Drag Axle ran a 9.2 second quarter mile before going airborne at 183 mph.
LQbM9 TIL of Earp’s Vendetta Ride, a deadly search carried out by Wyatt Earp searching for the cowboys responsible for maiming his brother Virgil and killing his brother Morgan in the Arizona Territory. The search will end with 4 dead and an arrest warrant being issued for Wyatt.