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TIL Polish-born American Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski was most likely intersex.

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awKZb TIL that California's population (39.6 million) is larger than that of Canada (38.2 million) and Australia (25.9 million)
65nZ TIL two innocent people were imprisoned for 22 years due to false allegations of Satanic ritual sexual abuse of children. The social workers involved in the case believed that children’s denials of sexual abuse was proof that they had been abused.
JE74 TIL there is controversy about scientists naming a protein “sonic hedgehog”. A mutation in this protein can cause serious birth defects and many scientists/clinicians dislike the idea of telling parents their child has “a mutation in their sonic hedgehog”
e0Gdn TIL that in Singapore, parents can count as dependents when filing for taxes
7rOJZ TIL that in Mexico, former drug cartels are trying to take over Avocado industry as it's so profitable.