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TIL that attacking parachutists from an aircraft in distress is a war crime

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OoKO6 TIL Beirut is the capital of Lebanon
lo6O7 TIL that an estimated one-quarter of all black swans pairings are of two males, and they are known to steal nests from females in order to obtain eggs to hatch.
R7MBa TIL the wet-nurse chosen by Queen Victoria to nurse her son, the future king Edward VII, years later would use her husband’s razor blade to slit the throats of her six children.
R74Nl TIL Sex toys are banned in some states, such as Alabama. Flirting is banned in San Antonio, Texas. Oral sex is banned in Indiana. And sleeping naked is illegal in Minnesota.
m1NmO TIL about Coco de Mer, a super rare tree that produces solid-meat coconuts which have been highly valued as aphrodisiacs throughout the ages.