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TIL about Franca Viola and the fact that in Italy up until 1981 an accusation of sexual violence would lapse if the perpetrator married his victim in what was called "Rehabilitating Marriage"

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vP6M4 TIL That Crown shyness is a phenomenon observed in some tree species, in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, forming a canopy with channel-like gaps
1a4mV TIL that sleeping on the job, while frowned upon in many countries, is socially accepted in Japan
QJlWk TIL even though Benjamin Franklin is credited with many popular inventions, he never patented or copyrighted any of them. He believed that they should be given freely and that claiming ownership would only cause trouble and “sour one’s Temper and disturb one’s Quiet.”
R71m7 TIL General MacArthur wanted to win the Korean War by dropping 30-50 atomic bombs on air bases, followed by sowing nuclear waste into the ground to create a permanent radioactive border to prevent future invasions from the North.
86PL TIL police are using technology involving compressed-air launchers fitted into the grills of patrol cars. They fire GPS-trackable devices that stick to vehicles being pursued.