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TIL Homosexuality has been decriminalized in France since 1791

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PYd7Z TIL the movie “Catfish” will likely never be profitable due to a lawsuit from a recording company over a song heard in the film central to the plot of him being catfished
nQPr TIL of a horse named Jim who was used to make diptheria anti-toxin. One day Jim got tetanus and by the time anyone noticed 12 children who received his serum had died, leading to the creation of the 1902 Biologics Control Act.
m1PNx TIL that Willie, a heroic parrot, saved a choking girl by alerting his owner, Megan Howard, who then performed the Heimlich maneuver and rescued her.
LQ5R0 TIL about solutions journalism, an approach of reporting that focuses on solutions to problems and if they are working or not working by citing credible evidence.
LJKv TIL Ferrero, the maker of Nutella, Ferrero Rocher chocolates and Tic Tac mints, has never held a press conference, even to announce its annual results. Michele Ferrero (the founder’s son) had only once given an interview.