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TIL about Hematohydrosis; a rare disease where humans sweat blood.

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D1Nar TIL in the 1910s there were cases of people using the postal service to mail their children across long distances because postage was cheaper than a train ticket
oBWDo TIL The Stubborn Children Law (repealed in 1973) enacted by Massachusetts Bay Colony (1646), Connecticut (1650), Rhode Island (1668), and New Hampshire (1679), allowed a disobedient son "of sufficient years and understanding" (at least 16) to be put to death.
A97a TIL Rohan Marley, the son of Bob Marley, played football at the University of Miami alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Ray Lewis. He led the team in tackles (95) in 1993.
Kdaw TIL as of today the Canadian government will stop producing pennies, because it actually costs 1.6 cents to produce and the federal government believes it can save $11 million a year by getting rid of the coins.
dDYd TIL that Viva La Bam star Don Vito is a convicted sex offender and is serving 10 years intensive supervised probation, for sexually assaulting two 12 year old girls.