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TIL the catholic church is spending money to lobby states to not over turn statute of limitation laws that are protecting priest who raped children .

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mxMVy TIL that sailships aren't really moved by the wind blowing into the sail and pushing it forward. The curved shape of the sail creates a lift force acting forward, same the aerodynamic lift that makes an aircraft fly. The wind direction can be of almost any angle relative to the ship.
woZp6 TIL Hewlett-Packard shipped USB keys to customers which contained malware that could allow an attacker to take over their system
0wxnA TIL The "Wheaton" is a measurement of Twitter followers relative to celebrity Wil Wheaton. The measurement was standardized when Wil Wheaton achieved half a million Twitter followers, with the effect that Wil Wheaton now has 3.91 Wheatons himself.
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R5Rja TIL about Anna May Wong, the first Chinese-American film star. Her career began in silent movies era and continued to her death. One of the first to adopt the flapper style of the 20s, she was voted “world’s best dressed woman” in 1934. She will be featured in the American Women quarter series.