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TIL women in Texas must view an ultrasound, listen to the heartbeat, and be described the organs before being allowed to get an abortion.

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4XDB5 TIL: An adult person could die from eating 4-8 raw castor seeds because of a toxin known as Ricin which is 6000 times more poisonous than Cyanide.
rWOW TIL That Bruce Willis appeared in Friends For Free Because He Lost A Bet With Matthew Perry(Chandler)
8a0JV TIL Ed Sullivan asked Buddy Holly to not play his song “Oh Boy” on his show because it was too suggestive. Holly refused, so Sullivan mispronounced Holly’s name and cut the feed from his guitar. The band was still a huge hit. When asked back again, Holly said Sullivan didn’t have enough money.
m1rVv TIL In 1955 a runaway light plane took off by itself and spent 3 hours flying unpiloted over Sydney, Australia. Three separate Airforce attempts to shoot it down failed, before two Navy pilots made a successful 'kill' 5 miles offshore.
oWrE TIL the A-10 “Warthog” is designed to fly with one engine, one tail, one elevator, and half of one wing missing.