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TIL that trial by combat may still be legal in much of the United States, having never been explicitly repealed.

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18G8 TIL To increase awareness about a lack of organ donors, a Dutch reality TV show had contestants in need of a kidney compete for a donation. It was revealed as a hoax, but within a month, 7,300 new people were registered as organ donors and 50,000 had requested paperwork to become a donor.
VBN14 TIL in the UK, "death by misadventure" is the official term for an accidental death caused by a risk taken voluntarily. In contrast, a coroner determined that the deceased had taken no unreasonable willful risk. Notable death by misadventures include Amy Winehouse, Bon Scott, and Stephen Milligan
V9EB TIL That originally to be kept secret until 2029, all existing documents related to the John F. Kennedy assassination will be publicly disclosed by October 2017.
VMWX0 TIL The FBI’s Indian Country program includes over 140 special agents and 40 victim specialists in 36 field offices. Indeed, 33% of all FBI victim specialists and 50% of all FBI child and adolescent forensic interviewers work directly with victims and families on more than 200 Indian reservations.
Vpnm TIL The Netherlands has been sending Canada 10,000 tulips every year for the past 70 years in appreciation for the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi forces.