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TIL: Connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the US

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8PDX TIL the swedish writer Astrid Lindgren had to pay 102% tax in 1974. She wrote a satirical short story about it, which likely changed the outcome of the upcoming election.
1aNVD TIL a 59 yr.old woman's smartwatch correctly recognized a tachycardia, alerting her to seek help. She was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation and treated, reducing her chances of suffering a severe stroke. In 2017 the FDA approved the use of this technology to be used for medical purposes.
oBlVK TIL The rubber coating of the sonar dome of the USS Stein was attacked by a giant squid, the evidence of which points to a squid larger than any discovered.
P1e8e TIL that Hergé's Tintin album "Cigars of the Pharaoh" was made into a play in 1941 called Tintin in India: The Mystery of the Blue Diamond.
Wk0QX TIL of the Alexamenos graffito, a piece of Roman graffiti estimated to have been made c. 200 AD. It depicts a man worshiping a crucified, donkey-headed man, along with the phrase "Alexamenos worships [his] god". It is thought to be the oldest surviving depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus.