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TIL that British actress, Afshan Azad, who has starred in “Harry Potter” films, was Beaten And threatened by her Family For Dating a Non-Muslim

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e0MGJ TIL of The Eleusinian Mysteries: Secret religious ancient Greek rites held annually for some two millennia (starting in 1600 B.C.) at the temple of Demeter. To this day, the controversy puzzles historians; all details were marked by a sworn oath of secrecy by the initiated and vanished through time.
b6jkQ TIL that 37 US states allow children to legally marry, some down to age 10.
wLgro TIL Rome imported enough olive oil that the dumping ground for the jars it was shipped in is still visible today as the 115 ft high Monte Testaccio
Ra84 TIL a Columbine survivor and author who sued and won against big pharmaceuticals for their part in the massacre has been unlawfully locked up in a mental hospital and drugged with the same substances he spoke out against
rN1ye TIL the construction crews on the Golden Gate Bridge were forced to wear their safety equipment under threat of dismissal. (For the first time in history) They also used other safety equipment and procedures to reduce fatalities on the job.