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TIL Zippo trademarked their lighter's famous "click"

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XAjX TIL L. Ron Hubbard’s ( the creator of scientology) eldest son L. Ron Hubbard, Jr. rejected his father and scientology and changed his name to Ronald DeWolf.
6ED8Z TIL gossiping women or those who were accused of witchcraft were made to wear an iron muzzle in medival England.
Zap4 TIL Sweden has the highest incidence of reported rapes in Europe and one of the highest in the world.
pAPe TIL Tina Turner is no longer an American citizen. She has passed a German language test and Swiss history test and is exclusively a Swiss citizen after giving up her American citizenship.
VMOv8 TIL that between 1764-1767, a man-eating animal/group of animals terrorized a province in central France. The number of victims differs greatly, from 60 to over a 100. The beast was allegedly shot and killed in 1767. Modern scholars believe the attacks were carried out by wolves.