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TIL Caroline Flack, the late and former host of Love Island UK, dated Harry styles when he was 17-years old, and she was 31.

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Lk0Zv TIL that "Zohnerism", the use of true fact(s) to lead a scientifically ignorant public to a false conclusion, was coined after 14yr old Nathan Zohner convinced his classmates to join in on banning the ''dangerous chemical dihydrogen monoxide'' (water) from school for an experiment about gullibility.
YpYyB TIL Habushu - a liqueur made in Okinawa which involves submerging a living pit viper in a jar and sealing it; some variations involve putting the viper on ice to knock it out, gutting it & sewing it back up, and placing it in the alcohol only for it to wake up and get super aggressive before dying
QNRnL TIL that prisoners in a Russian penal colony near Moscow used a cat to smuggle drugs. The cat was found with 5.79 grams of hashish and 1.56 grams of amphetamine hidden under its collar. Both the defense and prosecution lawyers wanted to use the cat as evidence to support their cases.
8aW5V TIL that plate armor and firearms had coexisted for over 300 years in Europe. Armor had been in an arms race against firearms during that time, and it wasn't until the 16th century that full body armor was phased out in favor of prioritizing protection of vitals.
oeno TIL that Hervé Villechaize, best known as the diminutive Nick Nack in ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’, helped deal with child abuse in the 70s and 80s, going to crime scenes to help comfort victims. He would often confront and chastise spousal and child abusers in person, despite standing only 3'11".