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TIL that the youngest mother ever was 5 years old.

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bab4 TIL that in 2006, the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia launched a $1.2 million program to retrain prostitutes as nursing-home caregivers. A supporter explained they had “good people skills, aren’t easily disgusted, and have zero fear of physical contact.”
oKWo TIL Elephants rape and kill rhinos. There have been at least 63 confirmed instances in Pilanesberg Park alone.
OogkL TIL There's roughly 100 firefighter arsonists convicted every year in North America and all of them are serial arsonists, which means three or more fires
Ymb7 TIL that male victims of domestic violence who called the police for help were more likely to be arrested themselves, than have their female partner arrested [PDF]
leoK TIL: Older generation spy satellites predated any form of digital imaging by decades. They literally exposed film and dropped it back to earth in small re-entry pods.