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TIL that Lacey Ellen Fletcher's parents were freed on $300K bail despite them having left their daughter on couch for 12 YEARS to death.

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LkYA0 TIL the fourth wall is called that because it refers to an imaginary “fourth wall” separating audience members from the cast in a theatre
pYw0O TIL the RTX 4090 has nearly 50% greater computing speed than the most powerful supercomputer of 2004
d801Q TIL that ancient Spartan schools deliberately underfed boys to force them to steal food, but severely punished anyone who was caught. This was thought to toughen them up, especially since it accustomed them to hunger, which was common on the battlefield.
LkKZm TIL that a newborn is triggered into its first breathe by contractions that reducing oxygen flow through the umbilical, which increases carbon dioxide. The increase of carbon dioxide causes acidosis which triggers the respiratory center of the brain, causing the baby to start using it's lungs.
1aLJD TIL that Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, which is set in Japan to safely mock British institutions, was briefly banned in the UK in 1907 for fear of offending a visiting Japanese prince. The prince was very annoyed, because he'd wanted to see it.