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TIL that in the United States, possession of child pornography often results in a harsher sentence than actually molesting a child would

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p8NRb TIL Organisms that live around hydrothermal vents do not rely on sunlight and photosynthesis. Instead, archaea, the first living organisms in existence, use a process called chemosynthesis to reduce toxic minerals and chemicals into nutrients.Without them, no multicellular life would exist on Earth.
gr5wL TIL that the Oʻahu ʻakialoa bird - a species of Hawaiian honey creeper- went extinct because of a strain of bird flu that was passed by mosquitoes.
xVXmg TIL the Mosque of Paris saved Jews during WWII by providing them with fake Muslim IDs.
4kdlb TIL that thousands of women have had and are having unconsensual pelvic exams performed on them while under anesthesia, and that it’s still legal in over half of the U.S.
4Pva TIL that when Arizona voted against creating a state holiday for MLK in 1990, Public Enemy made a protest single “When I Get to Arizona,” that led to the 1993 Super Bowl being relocated, the cancellation of thousands of conventions, and an estimated loss of $350 million in tourism.