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TIL that Mississippi did not make child-selling illegal until 2009, after a woman tried to sell her granddaughter for $2,000 and a car and it was discovered that there was no law to punish her under

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Y7Vw7 TIL that when the clocks go back at the end of daylight saving time (today in some places) is the day with the fewest heart attacks since everyone has 1hr more of sleep. Correspondingly the day with the most heart attacks is when daylight saving starts in the spring
oW6o TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien and Hitler fought against each other in the Battle of Somme (WWI)
974M TIL that men are more likely to say ‘i love you’ first, than women are.
APGa TIL President Kennedy initially suggested a Mars mission because he was unconvinced that a moon landing was bold enough to prove American superiority over the Soviets
Z8XAB TIL that when William Langer, Governor of North Dakota, was convicted of a felony and ordered to be removed from office, he chose instead to declare North Dakota independent, declare martial law, and barricade himself within the Governor's mansion. Two years later, he was re-elected.