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TIL that Icelandic Police have only ever killed one person

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6EEJ7 We know diamonds are the hardest, but determining the softest stuff on the planet is complicated.
awDVJ TIL that the 1994 box office bomb Baby's Day Out was a huge hit in South Asia, beating Star Wars as the most successful American film. It was played for over a year at the largest theater in Calcutta and spawned two remakes
6E7BW TIL in 2012 a 22-year-old man on a business trip sent a wrong-number text to a woman 30 years older; she replied that she'd like to hang out anyway. They went to a concert together, started dating, got married, and in 2019 she needed a kidney transplant and he donated his kidney to her.
9YP8Q TIL there's a law in California that prohibits employers from asking job candidates about their previous salaries and requires the hiring company to give a salary range if asked.
mxPwo TIL 10 year old Candace Newmaker was suffocated to death during a "re-birthing" therapy session which simulated her being born again. (Transcript in link)