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TIL of a correlation between legalized abortion and crime rates. In the aftermath of Roe vs Wade, Abortion was legalized in the US causing crime rates to go down.

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xV0og TIL of Vittorio Emanuele, son of the last King of Italy. He was banned from entering Italy until 2002 when he renounced all claim to the throne. Controversially he has also been tried on charges of murder, criminal association, racketeering, conspiracy, corruption and exploitation of prostitution.
x5v0 TIL Ikea uses 1% of the global wood supply.
R7vj6 TIL of a suicidal man who went to a bridge to kill himself, changed his mind, then decided to push a stranger to his death instead.
l71Ar TIL In many studies, children with myopic parents have been shown to be more likely myopic compared with those with non-myopic parents. However, There seems to be no genetic linkage between low and high myopia or degree of vision problems
XjLj TIL the Led Zeppelin song “Gallows Pole” is a version of a centuries-old folk song. Traditionally the main character bribes the executioner to let them go. In the Zeppelin version the executioner takes the money but carries through with the execution.