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TIL the US government runs a bounty/informant website called “Rewards for Justice”

Read more rewardsforjustice.net

via reddit.com

RrQ1 TIL that under New Zealand law, the crime of rape applies only to men
WpDA TIL dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand pointing
p1K4 TIL the Skunk Cabbage is one of a few plants that generates its own heat, 20 degrees Celsius/36 degrees Fahrenheit on average, above the outside air temperature. This allows the plant to melt through the snow and flower while snow is still on the ground.
xrnb TIL that many Jehova’s Witnesses consider Smurfs to be demons and that toys and pictures of Smurfs will come alive to harass families and bite their children at night.
GYN1Q TIL that during the filming of The Wizard of Oz and at other times of her career, Judy Garland was forced to diet and eat very little, and was bullied into using tobacco to suppress her appetite - all to keep her from looking at all chubby.