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TIL of Cookie, a cockatoo that turned 82 years today. He is believed to be the oldest specimen of his species in captivity

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do9K TIL that before his death, Harry Houdini gave his wife a password so that she would be able to tell the difference between “legit” mediums and bogus mediums.
VMVoQ TIL of the Gay Panic Defense: "a legal strategy in which a defendant claims they acted in a state of violent, temporary insanity, committing assault or murder, because of unwanted same-sex sexual advances." Basically, if a gay person hitting on you makes you upset, you can attack or even kill them.
8dyG TIL of the 1914 Christmas Truce. After months of fighting, German and Allied artillery fell silent, and Christmas carols filled the air instead. Both parties got out of their trenches and exchanged food, and held friendly football matches.
Z8rKa TIL about the Chinese town of Qiaotou, the 'button capital of the world'. Around 60% of the world's supply of clothing buttons are produced there, as well as 80% of the world's zippers
E0OP TIL it is still illegal for unmarried persons in Massachusetts to fornicate.