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TIL there are ten million stateless people in the world today, not considered nationals by any country on Earth

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69EDJ TIL that the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that aa defendant's request "give me a lawyer, dog" was too ambiguous to be considered a Miranda request for a lawyer
E0kd TIL There is only one notable death of Insulinoma Cancer, Steve Jobs, who chose a holistic approach to his pancreatic cancer while delaying surgical intervention for almost a year, it cost him his life.
5YEd9 TIL that in 1938 Chinese caused an intentional flood in an attempt to stop the advance of Japanese troops 400,000-900,000 people died.
wxRP TIL Octopuses have copper-based blood instead of iron-based blood, which is why their blood is blue rather than red
oo9W TIL that the urge to sneeze when looking at a light source is actually a genetic trait called “Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-ophthalmic Outburst” or ‘ACHOO’ and afflicts up to 35% of the world’s population.