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TIL: Psychologists looked at the nature of the internet troll and discovered they were actually just the sadists and psychopaths that are part of our world. The internet just gave them a way to express it.

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6EE0Z TIL that Indiana has two 'baby boxes' where parents can legally give up their newborn child (younger than 72 hours) anonymously.
x8v5 TIL the beloved song, “This Land is Your Land” written by Woody Guthrie actually contains three more stanzas which completely changes the nature of the song to a more questionable and sinister look at American policies during the 1940’s.
abOJ TIL that the last Tasmanian tiger is believed to have died as the result of neglect—locked out of its sheltered sleeping quarters, it was exposed to a rare occurrence of extreme Tasmanian weather: extreme heat during the day and freezing temperatures at night.
wLeWM Today I learned that you can die from plucking your nose hairs. The follicle can get infected, and that infection can pass its way through the bloodstream to the brain. The area surrounding your mouth and nose is called the "danger triangle" for this reason. Use a trimmer instead.
5YXMk TIL that the Canadian province of Manitoba, fed up with Ontario laws restricting the cross-provincial sale of eggs, copied the Ontario laws, sued itself all the way up to the Supreme Court, and got those laws deemed unconstitutional in ALL provinces.