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TIL that British military jets were used to bomb a stricken oil tanker in 1967 to burn the oil before it came to shore

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GGRQ TIL - ‘The Napoleonic Code’ gave Women the Right to Divorce, Freedom of Religion, Forbade Privileges Based on Birth, and instituted much more. It’s regarded as one of the few documents that have influenced the world.
oBegE TIL it is not illegal to drive barefoot, and the thought that it is illegal is simply a wide-spread urban legend
EgnYo TIL, in 1566, A heavily pregnant Mary, Queen of Scotts, was held up at gunpoint, as her Secretary (David Rizzio), was dragged away from her and stabbed to death by her Husband and his co-conspirators, forcing Mary to witness the execution as he begged the Queen to save him.
nWmYr TIL that 8 percent of Muslim Americans have attempted suicide, compared to 4 percent of Americans of other religions
VB59k TIL a study found that, when asked to be alone with their own thoughts for 15 minutes, half of participants would rather receive electric shock instead.