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TIL There is no federal law against owning and displaying human bones in the US

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0Ae1 TIL over 10,000 people paid $2 for a phone app to “zap” their acne. The FTC made the developers withdraw their claims.
W7wNX TIL that the expressions “ignorance is bliss”, “the end justifies the means” and “honour among thieves” are all attributed to a Roman slave, Publilius Syrus
KOjL4 TIL at least 42,000 workers remain trapped on cruise ships without paychecks
LMj0 TIL that Quintessential, meaning “the most perfect example of” comes from the latin “quinta” & “essentia” which is literally…The Fifth Element.
mpeo TIL that when Bono was 14, his mother died at her father’s funeral