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TIL the United States is the only UN member to have not ratified the Convention on Rights of the Child

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MewBW TIL that an estimated 10-20% of young women in industrialized countries have a contact allergy to nickel
BY1r TIL that in 86 AD, the Colosseum was filled with water to stage a full naval battle
PglL TIL that Smith and Wesson agreed to work with the Clinton Administration to improve firearm safety. The ensuing NRA-led boycott nearly halved S&W’s sales and forced them to temporarily close two factories.
DQByg TIL about Robert Dale Owen, a utopian socialist, feminist, and radical secularist who moved to the USA in 1825 and became an influential member of the Democratic Party. He was also highly influential in Indiana politics
Mw5W TIL there are 31 different versions of “Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra in the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. 7 of which are counted for different lengths.