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TIL allowing a patient to die or 'pulling the plug' is considered murder in Kenya. Dying patients must stay alive under palliative care.

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vPKor TIL that there's no such thing as a "tree" (phylogenetically)
p851G TIL In 1966, the Beatles were making so much money that they had to pay a 95% "supertax" on their earnings in the UK. After finding out how much money they were losing, Beatles guitarist George Harrison wrote the song "Taxman" out of anger.
LQYJP TIL that 1985 Steve Jobs hid his Porsche 911 to secure $20M funding from Ross Perot for his new computer company
d8nQZ TIL in 1958 the USAF planned to nuke the moon.
16r48 TIL that the MacBook trackpad doesn't actually click; it's a haptic illusion created by a vibration.