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TIL, that in December 2011, a US court ruled rape an occupational hazard in the US armed force.

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N7LGE TIL Jane Goodall's father gave her a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee as an alternative to a teddy bear. Goodall has said her fondness for this figure started her early love of animals although"My mother's friends were horrified by this toy, thinking it would frighten me and give me nightmares."
yQaQX TIL the phrase "running amok" comes from a folk sickness in Malay/Indonesian cultures in which a man with no violent history will attempt to kill anyone he encounters in a sudden frenzy. It is thought an evil tiger spirit entered his body, therefore no ill will is held towards the man afterwards.
LnaV TIL That Due To Canadian’s Overuse of the Word “Sorry”, Ontario Passed the “Apology Act” in 2009 Declaring that Saying “Sorry” Cannot Be Used As Evidence Of Admitting Liability/Guilt.
ANrMx TIL October 8, 1871, there was a wildfire in Wisconsin called the Peshtigo fire. The Peshtigo fire is the deadliest wildfire in recorded history, but news about it was overshadowed at the time by another fire happening elsewhere on the same day—the Great Chicago Fire.
1aMD4 TIL: ANZAC day, April 25, is a national day of remembrance commemorated by 2 nations, Australia and New Zealand, that broadly commemorates all who have served & died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping. the date is the anniversary of the ill fated invasion of Gallipoli, Turkey in WW1