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TiL: In Michigan a husband may open carry his wife's pistol but a wife may not carry her husband's pistol in most cases.

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KYKB TIL vikings used to give kittens to new brides as an essential part of a new household. Also, cats were considered appropiate since they were associated with Freyja, the goddess of love.
gM568 TIL that some farmers in Bangladesh are now raising ducks instead of chicken because ducks can float during floods.
AN6Jg TIL that despite its significant mineral deposits and other resources, such as uranium reserves, oil, gold, diamonds, hydropower and significant area of arable land, the Central African Republic has the lowest GDP per capita at purchasing power parity and the second lowest inequality-adjusted HDI.
0wv85 TIL: Spurgling is the practice of a woman (usually a girlfriend) stealing the sperm of a man to impregnate herself without his knowledge or consent.
8epaG TIL "Cute aggression" or the urge to squeeze cute animals or babies is the brain’s coping mechanism to temper the onslaught of positive feelings. Because if you find yourself incapacitated by how cute a baby is—so much so that you simply can't take care of it—that baby is going to starve.