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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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Kke4 TIL of the Candy Desk, a tradition of the US Senate since 1968, whereby a senator who sits at a desk near a busy entrance keeps a drawer full of candy for members of the body. The desk is currently supplied with candy made in Pennsylvania, including Milky Way bars, Mars bars, and jellybeans.
1aDXW TIL All Arabic numerals were invented in India, not just the zero. (6:05)
KOlvw TIL Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash once walked in on his mom naked in bed with David Bowie
yjOe TIL that JFK said he wanted to, “splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds.”
ZRp TIL there is a species of shrimp that stuns its victims to death with extreme noise and is considered to be a major source of noise in the ocean.