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TIL the Napoleonic Code is the most widespread system of law in the world, in force in various forms in about 120 countries

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X4wQ TIL in the final episode of the cartoon Tom & Jerry,both Tom and Jerry commit suicide
W7ExY TIL the 1970 song “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry was used in a 1990s UK advertisement for a campaign against drunk-driving, because of the lyric “have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find.” The ad showed a group of drinkers at a rural pub getting killed when their car crashes.
KYRmB TIL that in 1783, two French scientists became the first humans to ascend nearly 10,000 feet using a hydrogen balloon over Paris just 10 days after the first ever manned balloon flight.
peNp TIL that legendary author Kurt Vonnuget, a lifelong cigarette smoker, dubbed his habbit “a classy way to commit suicide.”
8a68X TIL measles can cause immunosuppression that lasts for up to two years, and this immunosuppression has been related to 30% to 90% of childhood death in impoverished countries.