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TIL about Safe Haven Boxes. An anonymous drop off for newborns, preventing them from abandonment.

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yLoV TIL Someone serving in the American military is 15 times more likely to be sexually assaulted by a compatriot than killed in action.
dDyQj TIL in the early 60s, the US Coast Guard got letters from the public demanding to know why the castaways on the TV show Gilligan's Island had not yet been rescued.
prwp TIL Jack Johnson (the first ever African American heavyweight boxing champion) was pulled over for a $50 speeding ticket, but he gave the officer $100 telling him to keep the change as he was going to make the return trip at the same speed.
BRAx TIL a couple took in their orphaned neighbors, had their home rebuilt by Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and then kicked the orphaned children out.
KLk9 TIL that the Pyrenean Ibex, which went extinct in 2000, was resurrected in 2009. For 7 minutes, the species was no longer extinct, but the baby died of a lung defect shortly after birth.