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TIL states that passed laws allowing a married person to seek a divorce without the consent of their spouse saw female suicide decline by 20 percent

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j6LLR TIL A Yule Log is an entire tree. Families would bring in the trunk of the tree and stick the big end of it in the fireplace. It's meant to last from Christmas Day to Jan 5th (the 12th night).
rRN10 TIL that in the XIX century there was a major social movement to limit the working time to 8 hours a day, or 40 hours a week
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