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TIL that dolphins deliberately use toxic pufferfish to get high

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8ebAX TIL that conversion therapy is still legal in Europe, but there is a petetion active to finally combat this ancient practise!
e0X0n TIL of John, a teen who was the first person in the UK charged with inciting his own murder. He found his real-life friend Mark in a chatroom and convinced Mark to kill him (John) via a web of fictional characters. Mark stabbed John, convinced the CIA had ordered him to.
neQQ9 TIL that the "schoolboy" look that Angus Young wore in the band AC/DC was suggested by his sister. He was 18 at the time and it was his school uniform she suggested he wear on stage.
v7Zx TIL The German Parliament building has a glass dome above it that people can climb using a spiral ramp. The dome symbolizes that the people are above the government, and the government should be transparent.
R70ga TIL Jeff Baxter, the guitarist for the Doobie Brothers, is now an expert on military use of rockets for missile defense and is an advisor at NASA.