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TIL that states required blood tests to get married until 1980, the latest being Montana in 2019. These blood tests originally checked for syphilis when it was a crisis and transitioned to checking for STDs.

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xMZ5 TIL that in Feudal Japan, there was an untouchable caste comprised of “impure” professions such as executioners, undertakers, workers in slaughterhouses, butchers or tanners. 400 years later, descendants of this caste may still face discrimination.
Ml4A TIL masturbation, even in private, is forbidden in United States prisons.
JYnV TIL women in Texas must view an ultrasound, listen to the heartbeat, and be described the organs before being allowed to get an abortion.
mxYmY TIL The reason infants can't eat honey is because it contains botulism spores which their digestive systems aren't developed enough to prevent from developing.
XE01P TIL dogs drink water by using the back of their tongue to scoop it up