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TIL: The sex offenders registries are being watered down by people who just needed to go #1 real bad

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81rb TIL In 2011, a survey done showed that approximately 60% of Jamaicans would push to once again become a British territory; citing years of social and fiscal mismanagement in the country.
BrGye TIL that Hydrochloric acid tastes like Vinegar, Battery Acid, and Blood mixed together.
pYOBO TIL that the beach episodes of SpongeBob that show an underwater body of water aren't just an absurdity, but have a factual basis: brine pools.
Y7VO7 TIL of mut'ah, a "marriage" contract lasting an hour that is practiced by Shia people which acts as a form of legal prostitution in Iraq, Iran, and other areas with notable Shia population
Oo8xe TIL King Pepy II came to the throne aged nine, and ruled until he was 100. It is said he had a great system for avoiding insects: he would cover a slave in honey. Flies swarmed to the slave and left Pepy in peace.