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TIL that the biblical story of Susanna and the Elders also appears in the One Thousand and One Nights

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R9Wl TIL the world’s oldest bra was found by archaeologists in a Vienna castle, and the bra was carbon dated at 600 years. That is perplexing because the modern bra is thought to have been invented only about 100 years ago and history books say that bras came after the corset.
GEmQ TIL pornography is legal in the US even though prostitution is not, because it is illegal to pay one explicitly for sex, but the participants in a film/photo are paid to act and are protected under the first amendment to take part in sexual acts as part of the act.
VNgQ TIL Cuba’s infant mortality rate still among lowest in world. In 2015 Cuba’s infant mortality rate was 4.3 per 1,000 live births–with 535 child deaths out of 125,064 births recorded in the year.
4kRVJ TIL tunicates are the only animals capable of producing cellulose. They can do this thanks to a gene they got from a bacterium.
69p1Y TIL that Prosciutto di Parma has been made in the Parma, Italy for 2000 years and is protected by laws that dictate it can only be made in Parma under conditions including how the pigs are raised and how the meat is prepared. Other items under these laws include Parmigiano Reggiano and Irish Cream.