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TIL that in 2014 a 17 year old girl was charged with manslaughter for encouraging her 18 year old boyfriend to commit suicide

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8aAbK TIL: You were more likely to get a job if you had smallpox scars in the 18th century. The scars proved that you already had smallpox and could not pass it on to your employers.
KYYKw TIL about the white-spotted pufferfish and the intricate ornaments they create as part of their mating ritual. to attract a mate, the male fish work for a week straight to create those circles which sir david attenborough called 'masterpieces'.
gMbkX TIL "On H Street in Washington DC, there’s a dull-looking, 9 storey, tan-bricked, unnamed building. It’s so indistinctive, you could walk past it and not even know it’s there. And this anonymous building is the headquarters of the Secret Service"
4XMeR TIL in 1943 the U.S. imposed a ban on sliced bread as a conservation measure during WWII. It lasted less than two months.
v1d8R TIL that if a pregnant woman has organ damage, the baby in her womb sends stem cells to help repair the organ.