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TIL that male prisoners target female prison employees they perceive as unattractive, overweight or sexually frustrated for seduction and smuggling

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W7MgB TIL the King of Sweden's son who was Crown Prince of Sweden was demoted and the King's eldest child (a female) became heir apparent after a succession law was enacted in 1980 making Sweden the first recognized monarchy to adopt absolute primogeniture.
awg50 TIL a woman was killed in her car in Brooklyn when a bullet ricocheted off of the ocean nearby and hit her through her open car window. The perpetrator was a man who’d been practicing shooting at a floating beer can on his boat in the middle of the bay.
d51d TIL that in the UK people who need a guide dog can obtain one for 50p; it costs around £50k to train and support that same dog from birth to retirement.
jNDdR TIL that Delphine Marie LaLaurie (Madame LaLaurie), who used to torture and kill slaves for amusement, let maggots fester in the skull wound of one of her victims. She was discovered by her neighbours when a fire broke out and they rushed to help. She then fled.