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TIL the Supreme Court overturned a ban on 'virtual child porn' back in 2002.

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b6nNZ TIL Conscription in Germany was active till 2011
R5VG1 TIL Pasta in Italy has been around since at least the 14th century but has only been associated with tomatoes since the 19th century
e0MeL TIL peekaboo is universal to all cultures, and developmental psychologists believe it is important to infant development.
NeoE TIL: The average age of menarche (first period in girls) declined from 17 to 13 in Europe from 1850 to 1960, and is well documented
xVeG0 TIL Being overweight literally makes you dumber. As body weight increases patients do worse and worse on learning and memory tests. Obesity also literally shrinks the physical size of the brain, damages the areas used for creativity/imagination, and raises the risk of dementia.