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TIL the Ottoman Empire decriminalized homosexuality in 1858

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XEmeD TIL about a couple of guys that stole highly radioactive material from an abandoned hospital (not knowing what it was), thought it was cool since it was glowing, sold it to people, who shared it with friends and family...and well, ended up killing 4 and contaminating 249.
loDda TIL in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, orphanages would fill trains up with orphans. These trains would stop to have prospective parents evaluate the children for adoption.
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69bR7 TIL the same guy ghostwrote the novelizations for STAR WARS, STAR TREK, and ALIEN.
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