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TIL that mothers are more likely to abuse their children.

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69v8 TIL Stephen King was once mistaken for a vandal when he started an impromptu book signing in an Australian book store .
woOP8 TIL that in 1986, electronic musician Jean Michel Jarre in his next album was going to include a saxaphone piece played by astronaut Ron Mcnair, which would have made it the first piece of music to be recorded in space, but McNair, along with the rest of his crew died during the Challenger Disaster
mxjBx TIL of Typhoid Mary. Mary was a cook in New York City in the early 1900s.An asymptomatic carrier of typhoid, she infected 20 people, causing one death. After years of isolation, she went back to cooking, causing another major outbreak and two more deaths. She spent the rest of her life in isolation.
8eMxL TIL that a school teacher once won a free trip to outer space but the rocketship blew up and everyone died
N7oM8 TIL that there is a TV show titled "I Get That a Lot" in which celebrities take working-class jobs and hidden cameras catch the reactions of bypassers. When recognized, they respond with "I get that a lot" until the end of the show, where they reveal themselves.