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Today I learned that mug shots in the 1800s used to be taken with hands over your chest for extra identification.

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rNr50 TIL 77% of Canadian women have a tertiary education.
VM5Yk TIL of the Ross Village Bakery. Located in rural Tasmania, it is believed by many to have been the inspiration behind the bakery in "Kiki's Delivery Service". Roughly 200 fans of the movie visit every day, and people can pay to spend the night in the "Kiki Room", a loft above the bakery.
KOnB4 TIL that despite Diogenes' notoriety for philosophical stunts, including his exchanges with Plato and Alexander the great, the philosopher has no surviving written works. Considered to be one of the founders of cynicism, Diogenes is said to have written 10 books, 7 tragedies and a volume of letters.
Y7BPA TIL todays living population makes up 7.5% of all humans that have ever lived on Earth. The population is so high, that for every living person alive today, there are fewer than 15 dead people
0waR1 TIL that belly flopping championships exist.