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TIL that mothers are more likely to abuse their children.

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JYkJv TIL after a successful fan fundraiser in 2019 the British town of Newhaven unveiled a memorial bench honoring rapper Eazy-E. When faced with criticism, the idea's proponent said that "It’s better than nothing, which is pretty much all Newhaven has."
v1YrB TIL the 80+ year old rumor of stores giving away free Tootsie Pops, when customers brought in a wrapper with a shooting star, was never endorsed by Tootsie Roll Industries.
BrN8e TIL that in WWI trench guns were given to US soldiers skilled in trap shooting so they could shoot incoming grenades out of the air
5YYk8 TIL In 1982, The Misfits were arrested in New Orleans on charges of grave robbing while looking for Marie Laveau's grave. They bailed themselves out of jail, skipped their court date, and went to play their next show in Florida.
JYyal TIL the placebo effect works even if people know it is a placebo.