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TIL in 1880 the age of consent in Delaware was 7.

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D1n7Y TIL that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg both personally called Bill Watterson about a Calvin & Hobbes movie, and he turned them both down.
b9K1a TIL of a boy in Pakistan who was 100% immune to physical pain due to a genetic condition. He would stab his arm without flinching and walk on hot coals barefoot during street performances. He died in 2006 after jumping off a roof for a performance.
5YdOr TIL the Night Witches was a WWII German nickname for the all female aviators of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment. They would idle the engines near their target and glide to the bomb release point with only wind noise to reveal them. The Germans likened the sound to broomsticks, giving their nickname.
E1mZV TIL octopuses have 2/3 of their neurons in their tentacles; the mother dies almost immediately after the eggs are hatched, due to exhaustion; their blood is copper based which makes it blue; they can change the color of their skin, & also texture; they can watch and learn; evolved from snails.
ep4bD TIL Alaska is not an island and is actually attached to the continental United States.