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TIL marriage younger than 13 is permitted in 25 US states despite the UN calling it a “human rights violation” in other countries.

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V1vm TIL that a wife who murdered her husband for playing poorly in a bridge game was found not guilty, traveled the world, became a millionaire, and ended up leaving the majority of her estate to her murdered husband’s relatives over 60 years later.
W7NKB TIL that wizards who ride dragons, control the weather, and go to a secret wizard school are a thing in Romanian folklore
o9b8 TIL an Australian was responsible for the discovery of Tritium & Helium-3, conducted the first nuclear fusion experiment and convinced the Americans an atomic bomb was feasible, thus beginning the Manhattan Project.
N7N78 TIL that after being told a jet powered car can run on anything that burns, the President of Mexico rode it running on tequila.
xVWo TIL the host nation in the Olympics automatically qualifies for all events.