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TIL: the Non Human Rights Project a small team of lawyers who are trying to give intelligent animals legal rights like we have.

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d858K TIL that Anna Jarvis was the founder of Mother's Day in the US
ZpGBY TIL toilet paper was invented in 1857. Before that early North American colonists used corn cobs. Sailors used ‘tow rag’, which was a long piece of frayed rope that dangled in the water.
5Yd5R TIL that 'The Incredibles' takes place in 1962.
N7Vp1 TIL that Carmel, IN has replaced almost all of their traffic lights by roundabouts. This led to an estimated 40% decrease in all accidents and 90% in fatal ones, saving $180,000 because of lower maintenance cost and several thousands of gallons of gas per roundabout per year
d8818 TIL that the jury trials in the State of Louisiana does not require a unanimous decision. Guilty verdicts can be reached with just 10 / 12 jurors.