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TIL that the fbi has a database of photos of peoples faces that are involved in trafficking and constantly asking for public assistance to help ID

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5YNl8 TIL character actor Richard Deacon, best known for playing Dick Van Dyke’s boss on the Dick Van Dyke Show, was a gourmet chef. He wrote several cookbooks, and even hosted a cooking show in Canada.
gMlbX TIL How often you hold your baby actually affects their DNA. The researchers looked at a process called DNA methylation. When they compared the methylation between the children the cells of the low-contact children were less mature than they should have been given the child’s actual age.
J1Bn4 TIL Women's sex toys are illegal in Zimbabwe, possession or sale could land you 6 months in jail.
0wjx1 TIL Native Americans were not considered citizens until 1922, and didn’t gain freedom of religion until 1978. Until the Religious Freedom Act was passed, many Native American religious practices were banned.
rRdpo TIL that immediately after the end of slavery was declared in America, there was a surge in Wanted Ads placed in newspapers across the country. African-Americans used them to search for family members sold or escaped, sometimes decades earlier.