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TIL Filial Responsibility Laws exist in over half of US States which financially obligate adult children to pay for for their indigent parents food, clothing and care, regardless of estrangement. If children refuse, the state will bring legal action to recover the cost of providing care.

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Z8jyB TIL about Cat Burning, a form of entertainment in medieval Europe. It involved such "amusement" ranging from putting cats in a bag and throwing them into a bonfire to setting them ablaze and chasing them through the streets.
BrYnK TIL about Cambridge Analytica targeting people with traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy introducing narratives into Facebook groups, ads, articles to inflame segments of people
KOQaJ TIL that Steve Irwin was a voice actor in Happy Feet. He voiced the elephant seal named Trev.
nR5d TIL that Ben Hawkey, the actor in Game of Thrones who plays Hotpie, opened his own bakery and sells Direwolf shaped bread.
VM1O0 TIL powdered juice drinks like Tang were an absolute flop until astronauts took them into space for eating experiments in 1962. Astronauts preferred Tang over other all of the other drinks they brought to space because it was easy to make. It had nothing to do with flavor.