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TIL that taking fingerprints of those arrested by law enforcers is an official practice which goes back to Ancient Babylon, during the reign of Hammurabi (1792–1750 BCE)

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QJG8k TIL that if you took a tablespoon of the matter that a neutron star is composed of it would weigh around 1 billion tons (900 billion kg), which is approximately the weight of Mt. Everest from base to summit.
VMPxD TIL Insulin shock therapy was used as treatment for schizophrenia. Scientists believed it could jolt the brain out of mental illness or induce the restoration of the normal function. In reality the treatment caused brain damage and a "loss of tension and hostility" that was viewed as therapeutic.
9YDpM TIL: that France shares a border with Brazil.
XrRr TIL that “Muphry’s Law” is an intentional misspelling of “Murphy’s Law” which states that anything written to criticize the spelling or proofreading of others will ironically contain editing mistakes as well.
yQRdv TIL a 2007 study found that lap dancers who were ovulating made double in tips compared to when they were menstruating during a 5 hour shift. This was the first direct evidence of human males being economically influenced by females being “in heat”.