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TIL females are more likely than males to intervene when they are a bystander to sexual violence

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78ebp TIL that when Harold Urey was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of deuterium ("heavy hydrogen"), a component of "heavy water", he declined to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm so as to be present at the birth of his daughter.
oRyL8 TIL that in Toraja, Indonesia, it's customary to keep deceased loved ones at home, caring for them as if they're still alive until families can afford elaborate funerals.
5g8R TIL Donald Trump took out full-page newspaper ads in 1989 calling for the execution of 5 alleged rapists who were all minors and later turned out to be innocent
lv65 TIL Rick Astley has earned almost no money from Rickrolling, receiving only $12 in royalties.
jNX6R TIL that Sean Astin (LOTR, Goonies etc) is the adopted son of John Astin (Gomez from The Addams Family)