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TIL when taking an oath of office, Kentucky officials have to swear they've never fought a duel with deadly weapons.

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7rrwx TIL Aerosmith's Steven Tyler got a family to assign their 14 yo daughter to his care. She got pregnant by him and had an abortion. He then gave her back to her parents when she was 17.
6E8EJ TIL ancient Greek and Roman male sculptures have such small penises because men with small penises were viewed as more intellectual, rational and authoritative. Also because all the statues were flaccid.
wonrW TIL the first Wrigley Field was in Los Angeles, not Chicago
e0Yab TIL it's thought that Titanic could have missed the iceberg by just a few feet if the ship's engines had not being reversed, as the lack of a reverse turbine for the central propeller caused the rudder to work ineffectively when compared to forward speed.
awMky TIL in 2010, a plane crashed shortly before landing due to a smuggled crocodile escaping a passengers duffel bag. This sent all the scared passengers running to the front of the plane which threw the plane out of balance.