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TIL 65% of Staten Island voted to secede from the rest of New York City in 1993, only to have their efforts blocked by the State Assembly

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ANp1x TIL India developed Vyomitra, a female humanoid robot, to accompany its first astronauts in the historic Gaganyaan spaceflight program
YpaWd TIL that at an art display, live goldfish were placed on display swimming in blenders, and visitors were told they could press the "on" button if they wanted. At least one visitor did, killing two goldfish.
QNjoX TIL that in 1977 and 1979, several petitions were signed by a number of prominent French intellectuals, doctors, and psychologists calling for reforms to or the abolition of the French age-of-consent law.
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