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TIL that the first case of child abuse case in the US was prosecuted in New York under an animal abuse law, because child abuse laws didn't exist.

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1an7P TIL that over the last 300 years, strange bronze dodecahedrons have been found among Roman archaeological sites. Archaeologists are still uncertain what their purpose was.
BgyVe TIL of the 155 passengers on the 2009 Hudson River plane crash, only 10 were found to have found or used their life vests correctly
JDDm TIL that watermelons in Japan are square because it makes them easier to store and pack
6EwdW TIL that JFK was allegedly addicted to meth while in office
Y5xA TIL When Wong Shun Leung (Bruce Lee’s master and Ip man’s student) was asked if he was the best fighter in the world, he replied, “No, only the second best”; when asked who was the best, he said, “I have not met him yet.”