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TIL that it is not atypical for only one child in a family to be abused and used as a ‘scapegoat’ while the other children aren’t targeted and can even be made to participate.

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ZpMWY TIL Red Star baijiu is known as the ‘Coca-Cola of Chinese spirits’. Made entirely of sorghum, this brand received the first business license issued by the People’s Republic of China in 1949 to produce alcohol for the nation’s inaugural ceremony
orjK TIL that conspiring with another person to facilitate the seduction of a woman (be a wingman) is still an indictable offence in Tasmania, Australia.
EkLV TIL one of the main reasons why industrial hemp is illegal was because Dupont had patented nylon, and wanted hemp removed as competition
kQW5 TIL that there are more museums in the U.S. than there are Starbucks and McDonalds - combined
QJgQ9 TIL that "twitchers" are committed bird-watchers who travel long distances to see new species. They have their own jargon, including "nemesis" for a bird that has eluded them despite multiple attempts to see it, and "plastic" for a bird that escaped from captivity rather than being genuinely wild.