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TIL reusable grocery bags need to be used over 100 times before they are better for the environment.

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Y7VO7 TIL of mut'ah, a "marriage" contract lasting an hour that is practiced by Shia people which acts as a form of legal prostitution in Iraq, Iran, and other areas with notable Shia population
jNABR TIL that in 1981, Disneyland was sued by the family of a nine-year-old girl, claiming that a performer in a Winnie the Pooh suit had hit her in the face, causing brain damage. The performer defended himself in court by wearing the costume and demonstrating that he was unable to hit anyone.
Wk754 TIL that the Earth casts its shadow onto the atmosphere. It is visible during twilight as a blue or purple band just above the horizon.
QJBLE TIL 22-year old George Washington, who became the first president of the US, inadvertently started the French and Indian War in colonial North America.
yQEAJ Today I learned that Heterotaxy Syndrome is one of the designations given in those humans whose internal organs are arranged in a different manner than is to be expected