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TIL that in the U.S., there were animal abuse laws before child abuse laws.

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Lk5Qp TIL that Dysthanasia (opposite of Euthanasia) refers to the life extension of a person without regards to that person's quality of life.
aweVN TIL On average, golf balls contain between 300 and 500 dimples across their surface. Balls with more dimples have less drag and go further.
A854 TIL: The 15 biggest container ships pollute the air more than all 750 million cars combined
7r4A7 TIL Robinhood was charged by SEC with misleading retail customers on revenue sources and failing to satisfy best trade execution (not finding customers best price for their trade)
MyLm TIL that in it’s run, almost every background character in Spongebob Squarepants has been given a name, some of them are even related.