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TIL that If you do not want to your child to be spanked at school in Texas, you have to explicitly say it in writing.

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BgpeL TIL that outlaw John Wesley Hardin was killed by John Selman. Selman was in turn killed by George Scarborough. Six years later, Scarborough was shot dead.
OoaW4 TIL Henry Ford really hated jazz. He associated it with Jewish and black people, calling it "Monkey talk, jungle squeals, grunts and squeaks and gasps suggestive of calf love." To counter the popularity of Jazz, Ford poured tons of money into country music.
Z8JnY TIL the government used to take raisins from farmers to keep prices artificially high, until the supreme court struck down the practice in 2015 as unconstitutional.
XEd0P TIL of baby boxes - heated boxes in south Seoul for parents to anonymously leave their abandoned new-born children inside. Most who abandon their babies are mothers who are unwed or victims of sexual violence. These baby boxes have saved thousands of abandoned babies since 2009.
a8JyZ TIL about Scombroid food poisoning, which causes an allergy-like reaction to seafood. It is usually caused by improper storage/processing of raw seafood, which allow high levels of histamines to develop and cause allergic reaction-like symptoms when consumed.