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TIL that until the late nineteenth century, approximately half of all humans born died from infections before the age of fifteen.

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x61wb TIL about Cynane,Alexander the Great's warrior half-sister. Unlike most women of the time,she was given a martial education, and led her own troops into battle. She slew an Illyrian queen in battle,defeated the army of one of Alexander's generals,and after she was killed by Alcetas,his troops rioted
nW9Wb TIL that in 2011, the country of Norway ran out of butter. As a result, prices soared and butter was smuggled illegally into the country.
7r4DL TIL about Blackstone's ratio, the idea that, "It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer." Blackstone's principle influenced the nineteenth-century development of "beyond a reasonable doubt" as the burden of proof in criminal law.
VBky8 TIL that the earliest known recipe for mashed potatoes appeared in 1747.
jNvLa TIL that up to 6.2% of the US population has narcissistic personality disorder, a mental condition where one of the criteria for diagnosis is a lack of empathy.