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TIL that claiming you panicked because of an unwanted homosexual advance is a legitimate defense against a murder charge in Australia

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VMPAB TIL in the 1880s Lamar Thompson was so disgusted that saloons and brothels were tempting Americans into “vices” and hated the "sinful" behavior of fellow humans who engaged in sex, drinking and going out for “fun” that he invented the roller coaster to distract people from sinning.
V4xD TIL In 1965 a machine was patented to deliver a baby using centrifugal force. The machine would spin you until the baby came out, and it would be caught in a net.
nDy7 TIL Seth MacFarlane wanted to end Family Guy in 2011 “while the show [was] still strong.”
ybMp TIL that the 442nd Infantry Regiment, composed almost entirely of Japanese-Americans whose families were interned, became the most decorated unit in the history of the US army during World War II.
e0KvL TIL that GoBots were the first robot transforming toy of the 1980's, predating Transformers by a year.