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TIL that children were protected for the first time from overwork at the factories only in 1833, with UK’s Factory Act which prohibited the employment of children under nine, limited their working hours, and insisted they should receive schooling.

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nexOW TIL after Stalin's son Yakov, failed suicide attempt in his room via firearm. He missed his heart and hit his lung instead; while his stepmother Alliluyeva tended to his wound and called the doctor, Stalin is quoted as saying, "He can't even shoot straight".
PYx7L TIL during the South Pacific WWII campaign, the Japanese constructed a heavily fortified stronghold with 110,000 troops at Rabaul near Papua New Guinea. The Allies chose to isolate Rabaul and press on, leaving the Japanese stranded and all its fortifications wasted.
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NyvJ TIL Somalia has had a stateless justice system based on natural law since the 7th century