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TIL There’s a charity in the UK called The Lucy Faithfull Foundation that aims to treat paedophiles before they offend.

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0daK1 TIL Emperor penguins sometimes kidnap/steal others babies. They do it if they fail to give birth or under the influence of increased levels of prolactin.
AkKd TIL that in 1989-1990 the Belgian Air Force successfully got two missile locks on a UFO, only to be outmaneuvered. The object accelerated from 240 km/h (150 mph) to 1100 km/h (683 mph) almost instantly, descending 900 m (half a mile) in less than 2 seconds, something that would kill a human pilot.
Ypra7 TIL that the British and the EIC stole nearly $45 trillion dollars from India over a period of 173 years, stalling the development of the Indian subcontinent.
Z8BbR TIL Pope Night was an anti-Catholic holiday celebrated annually on November 5 in the colonial United States. Gang violence became part of the tradition in the 1740s, with residents of different Boston neighborhoods battling for the honor of burning the pope's effigy.
dDLNZ TIL the Palace Theater Light (Or Eternal Light) is the second oldest light bulb still working in the U.S. Installed in 1908 just a few years after the Centennial Light. Both have carbon filaments and were made by the Shelby Electric Company