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TIL Bryan Cranston was ordained as a minister by the Universal Life Church, and performed weddings for $150 a service to help with his income in the initial days of his career.

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8mV8 TIL there is something called Genetic memory, an example are butterflies who remember their migration route even though it takes three generations to complete
4AMg TIL that the Saudi Arabian judiciary increased a 19-year-old rape victim’s sentence from 90 lashes to 200 lashes plus six months in jail because her lawyer drew the world’s attention to the case.
8eDL TIL Steven Hawking believes humans will be extinct in 100 years of we do not colonize space.
gpG4 TIL that when Romania made their ice hockey World Championship debut in 1931, they lost 0-15 to the US. Their captain approached the referee after the game and asked him to write a message on the official game sheet: ”Thank you for playing against us, we have learned a great deal from this game”.
WeNB TIL since many female insects mate just once in their lives, insect populations can be controlled by releasing swarms of sterile males into the wild; the females mate with them, never have babies, and die. The method has eradicated populations of dangerous insects in several regions.