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TIL in Iran although homosexuality is illegal sex changes are not: The government will pay half the money for the operation to a person who wants to change their sex seeing it as ‘a cure for homosexuality’, as a result Iran performs the second most sex changes in the world- second only to Thailand

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roeW TIL the average Buzzfeed article is written at only a 4th grade level
QNXDe TIL Richard Phillips survived the longest wrongful prison sentence in American history by writing poetry and painting with watercolours. He also had the opportunity to kill the man who helped put him away, but he chose not to. He’s due to be paid $1.5 million for being wrongfully convicted.
NXvkE TIL Green Tea consumption might damage the liver. This is thought to be caused by EGCG, a naturally-occurring chemical in the tea leaves, which is healthy in low doses - but kills liver cells in high doses
wLR8W TIL learned about "Ether Frolics" A social gathering in the early 19th Century where partygoers would congregate to sniff ether. It was cheaper than alcohol and easier to come by than nitrous oxide, another favorite.
DMQg TIL of the Wolf of Gysinge, a wolf that was held in captivity in Sweden in the early 1800’s. It later managed to escape and, within a three-month period, attacked 31 people (mostly children) and killed 12 with most of the deceased being partially consumed by the wolf.