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TIL in Belgium, people with autism, bipolar disorder, depression and other mental illnesses can request to be euthanised.

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vYAD TIL in a 2010 poll seventy-nine percent of Democrats said they support permitting “gay men and lesbians” to serve openly in the armed forces but only 43 percent, said they were in favor of allowing “homosexuals” to serve openly.
gDA TIL that in 1862, Greece held a referendum to elect a new king. The top 8 candidates were disqualified, throwing the election to a Danish prince with .00002% of the vote (just 6 votes). He and his descendants ruled Greece for 100 years.
v1YEB TIL that there was a study that showed that men weren't attracted to women's butts, but rather the implied spinal curvature that creates the illusion. The spinal curvature positively affects the ability to have children.
vP58 TIL during the 1700s in Germany, those wanting to commit suicide but avoid the sin of it found a loophole; they murdered children, turned themselves in, then prayed for forgiveness right before execution
M74LK TIL The Diderot Effect which states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled.