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TIL that in 1755 a massive earthquake hit Lisbon, Portugal on a major Catholic holiday, destroying the city's churches while sparing its brothels. Tens of thousands of worshipers were killed. The event profoundly shook the belief in a merciful god and the power of the church across Europe.

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9YaYG TIL that pathologist Jack Kevorkian publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by physician-assisted suicide and because of this was often portrayed in the media with the name of "Dr. Death". He said that he assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He was convicted of murder in 1999.
xEWD TIL Uranus and Neptune switched places 4 billion years ago.
pmN8 TIL Michael Caine once said about his role in Jaws: The Revenge “I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.”
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pDb4 TIL In 1971, Congress passed the Comprehensive Child Development Bill, which was then vetoed by Richard Nixon. The bill would have created a multi-billion dollar national day care system designed partially to make it easier for single parents to work and care for children simultaneously.