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TIL, in India, it is illegal to know the sex of the child before its birth!

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vQyx TIL Straight Outta Compton was never played in Compton because the city has no movie theaters.
A9YB TIL that 90% of the earth population has brown eye color
M71B8 TIL a "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" contestant who helped another contestant cheat by coughing at the right answer had to trademark his name in order to prevent a pharmaceutical company naming cough medicine after him.
oRA8A TIL that in 2017, a 6-year-old nearly died from tetanus. The cost of his care was almost $1 million.
Ype1v TIL in 1832, a US ship was captured by pirate Pedro Gilbert. After, he had part of filled with explosives, before setting it on fire with the crew trapped inside. However, they escaped and doused the flames, letting smoke billow out until the pirates had left. 6 weeks later, they returned to port.