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TIL Tattooing Was Illegal In NYC From 1961 - 1997

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wLYvJ TIL that astronauts who return to Earth after a long time in space drop things in mid-air and expect them to float.
ANGM4 TIL during the Victorian age, women appreciated the beauty that tuberculosis caused - the thin waist, pale skin, red lips and rosey cheeks of those affected. It became quickly a tuberculosis inspired trend - referred to as "Consumptive Chic" - that led women to intentionally contracting the disease.
JYdyj TIL a study reviewing 87 past research papers which suggested that drinking alcohol moderately has health benefits found that literally all of them were biased and/or poorly designed and/or pointing to positive effects that were unlikely in reality.
nPpB TIL a ‘Norman Door’ is a door that requires signage to tell users whether they should push or pull to open it, since that core function is not visibly obvious from the design
X8RD TIL about Bastoy, the Norwegian prison that treats inmates kindly with guards who act like social workers, and boasts a 16% reoffending rate (compared to 70% elsewhere in Europe and the US).