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TIL self-defense is not an enumerated right under US Constitution

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gQwL TIL Morality is present in animals and predates religions.
naL7 TIL Daylight Savings Time was originally started to conserve energy, but has since become obsolete.
VMXB4 TIL: December 5th is Krampusnacht or "Krampus Night" when men dressed as Krampus drink alcohol, run through the streets, and chase delinquent children around and hit them with sticks. Many anthropologists believe the tradition is pre-Christian and goes back to pagan mythology.
4XkGR TIL that in 1943, due to a player shortage caused by WWII, The Pittsburgh Steelers and The Philadelphia Eagles merged and were known as the Steagles.
k6D5 TIL 7 time Olympic Medalist Eero Mäntyranta had a gene mutation that allowed him to carry 50% more oxygen in his body.