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TIL The Netherlands Closed Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals

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kgM5 TIL a Univ. of Manchester debate on feminism and censorship was canceled when the student union barred both speakers due to the university’s “safe space” policy
GYYwG TIL that although outlawed in 1911, the ban on the Chinese practice of footbinding only began to be enforced six years ago.
B6Le TIL when the Bible was translated into American English, homosexuality was still considered a perverse disorder. It was with this mindset that the translators interpreted the Greek word ‘arsenkoitai’ for a homosexual, even though theologists have argued the word is way more likely to mean molester.
M7OQW TIL of Deborah: the only female judge mentioned in the Bible who had authority to render judgments and command generals in 1107 BC
gB99 TIL Khadijah Williams, homeless girl went to Harvard. She attended 12 schools in 12 years; lived out of garbage bags among pimps, prostitutes and drug dealers. She was accepted to more than 20 universities before choosing Harvard.