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TIL The half brother of the last Emperor of China is still alive at 94 years old

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W0OB TIL Rep. Tom Moore Jr, concerned about legislators’ lack of attention in passing bills, once got the Texas Legislature to inadvertently pass a bill honoring the Boston Strangler for his work in population control
4kxaa TIL the frequent inclusion of exclusive bonus tracks on Japanese CD pressings of Western albums is a result of the high costs of CD manufacturing. This enourages people to support the domestic economy over purchasing cheaper imports of standard versions.
pYR7G TIL The name of the song is "nel blu dipinto di blu", and not "volare".
o5gW TIL morality, empathy, altruism and gratitude have been observed in non-human mammals, suggesting that our own sense of morality comes not from religion or society, but from biology.
rjE4 TIL Down’s syndrome has been disappearing in Iceland since prenatal screening tests were introduced in the early 2000s. Almost 100% of women who had a positive test for Down syndrome decided to terminate their pregnancy