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TIL China made it illegal to neglect your aging parents—courts can now force you to visit or face jail.

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PBNn TIL Roman Emperor Caligula was told that he had “no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding a horse across the Bay of Baiae”. He then built a two-mile temporary floating bridge and walked his horse across.
PRgL TIL that the modern English word phoenix derives from the Middle English word phenix, itself from the Old English fenix, which was borrowed from Medieval Latin phenix, which is derived from Classic Latin phoenix
GYmAG TIL dating is a game of probability: if you want the best chance at finding the perfect one, date and reject the first 37% (1/e) of potential suitors and pick the next person who is better than anyone you have dated before.
8apKX TIL a SwissAir flight was recording a documentary when an engine failed. The film crew was able to capture the calm and cool of the pilots while they turned the engine off, informed passengers, dumped fuel, ate chocolate and took a coffee break.
woEnW TIL: By 2100, China’s population will only be within the 700 million range.