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TIL in India due to law change, rapists can be hanged to death for repeat offense.

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KOA1B TIL that “ruby” chocolate is the fourth chocolate type and the first new chocolate type in 80 years. It is pink due to the color of the cocoa beans used to make it. It was unveiled by Swiss-Belgian cocoa company Barry-Callebaut in September 2017, and had been in development since 2004.
1da8 TIL that in Japan they have an expression to describe the sudden urge to poop when you’re in a book store
w7NY TIL Honey has antiseptic properties due to its ability to produce hydrogen peroxide within
mZxR TIL That a shipwreck salvage company called Odyssey found a wreck worth half a BILLION dollars in 2007 (17 tons of silver and gold). They got to keep none of it and had to return it to Spain in 2012 despite it being found in International waters.
QJjv6 TIL Mae Jemison, the first woman of colour to go into space, suffered from a fear of heights before embarking on the astronaut training that eventually led her to the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992