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TIL: The dollar value of a human life

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OGgbX TIL that before the 1959s bedbugs were found in >30% of American homes. Numbers dropped due to use of DDT but that has since been banned and NYC had a 2000% increase from 2005-2009.
oBeeL TIL that "Changeling" stories of human babies stolen from their parents and replaced with Fairy children may have been an explanation for children with autism
R74o4 TIL The Vagabonds Act (1547) stated "if anyone refuses to work, he shall be condemned as a slave to the person who has denounced him as an idler." The owner could then force the new slave to do any work "no matter how vile." If the slave escaped three times, you could execute them.
BrPae TIL third nipples often occur on “milk lines” on the human torso that stretch from the armpits to the pubic area. It is estimated that 1 in 25 people have an extra “supernumerary” nipple, however most of these nipples are mistaken for moles.
16vDd TIL that ducks and ostriches produce erections by pumping lymphatic fluid (rather than blood) into their penis