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TIL: In 1880, the ages of consent in the US were set at 10 or 12 in most states, with the exception of Delaware where it was 7.

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W0DA TIL in 1996, snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan was brought to a disciplinary hearing for saying he played better with his bad hand than his opponent did with his good hand. Using his bad hand, he won 3 straight games against a world-ranked player. The charges were dropped.
9wlWG TIL when Michael Jackson wanted to fire his father as a manager in 1979, he sent Joe documents when he (MJ) wasn't home. When they met to discuss, MJ brought his advisor along so he wouldn't be alone with Joe. “The fact you can’t even talk to me unless you have this guy here. It hurts me, Michael"
6l58 TIL: The launch of a Saturn V rocket is so loud, producing about 220 dB, that grass upwards of a mile away ignites by the sound alone.
R75K4 TIL the average height of adult women in South Korea went up 20.2 cm (8 inches) from 1896 to 1996.
m18px TIL of Ringer Edwards, an Australian prisoner of war, who survived being crucified for 63 hours by Japanese soldiers during World War II. He died in 2000 at the age of 86.