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TIL: Only just 30 years ago, supreme court ruled that states have the right to criminalize gay sex.

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N7QQP TIL that while the United States Supreme Court hear only about 70 cases a year, the Indian Supreme Court hear up to 700 legal matters in a single day.
VMV04 TIL that in the 70s the US and Soviet baby feared the other had developed a new antisubmarine weapon that damaged wires rubber attached to probes due to deep circle holes left in the rubber, it turns out that these were in fact the bite marks of the relatively unknown cookie cutter sharks
vxjD TIL in 2005, all 5 most senior positions of state in New Zealand were simultaneously held by women: the Queen, the Governor General, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliamant, the Chief Justice.
dZj TIL Patrick Stewart will be running the Olympic torch through my home town.
mOmx TIL: During the civil war, after amputation of limbs from injury, surgeons would pull out the nerves as far as possible before cutting them, so they would shrink back up to there origin. This would prevent pain later, but was usually done under no anesthetic.