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TIL George Lucas’ oldest daughter is a winning-record MMA fighter

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16R6V TIL about Brienz, Switzerland and how Swiss authorities believe the mountain above it faces imminent collapse. Villagers have been ordered to evacuate by 5/12/23
nry7 TIL that workers in the UK can’t be forced to work over 48 hours a week unless they have opted out of this restriction.
kO8V4 TIL Ancient solar storms can be detected in tree rings
4kbjR TIL that the whistle sound some people make when pronouncing words with “s” is called a whistling sibilant, which is a type of speech impediment. It’s caused when air escapes over the teeth in a way that creates a whistle during sounds like “s” and “z.” Some people casually call it a “whistling S.”
R7LX1 TIL that the first case of child abuse case in the US was prosecuted in New York under an animal abuse law, because child abuse laws didn't exist.