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TIL Kirk Douglas is alive and well and will be 100 years old in December next year

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xRgB TIL that China harvests the internal organs of detained prisoners, including Tibetans, underground Christians, and practicioners of the peaceful Falun Gong spiritual movement.
b6EX4 TIL Medieval Peasants generally received anywhere from eight weeks to a half-year off. At the time, the Church considered frequent and mandatory holidays the key to keeping a working population from revolting.
x6jW7 TIL in the 1893 case of Nix v. Hedden, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, for purposes of the Tariff Act of March 3, 1883, tomatoes are vegetables. The Supreme Court relied on the fact that tomatoes are usually used as vegetables since they're normally served with dinner and not dessert.
J1Vv8 TIL in 2009 PETA's European branch asked the British synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys to rename themselves "Rescue Shelter Boys".
DQ5kv TIL there was a game show where the whole premise was to surprise couples/women in labor and have them answer questions for baby related prizes.