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TIL that practicing magic is punishable by up to 5 years in prison in Israel

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kJoKB TIL from the 1990s through 2021 the NFL used a method called "race-norming", which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function, as part of a dementia test to determine payouts in brain injury settlements.
GX77 TIL that, directly after he delivered this speech on FOX, Judge Napolitano was fired.
716p TIL a young Neil deGrasse Tyson’s neighbors would call the cops on him 1 out of every 3 times he’d go up on his roof to stargaze with his telescope.
pYJZO TIL about 'Row Zero', a theoretical plane above Hydrogen on the Periodic Table (not next to it!)
pojA TIL In the original script of the Matrix film, Switch changed genders upon entering the Matrix, which coined their name, Switch. This may be a reflection of Lana Wachowski’s struggles with her gender identity, which were unknown to the public at the time.