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TIL that the severe decrease in crime rates in the 1990s is often attributed in part to the increase in abortions after Roe v Wade was passed in 1973.

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X0JEE TIL flies can walk upside down, see in all directions, and taste with their feet. They also have a complex social life and communicate with each other through sounds and smells.
N7ND1 TIL Shakira is an impressive polyglot. She is fluent in Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Italian, and Catalan
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neAmP TIL that US Olympic gold medalists pay almost $10,000 in taxes for each gold medal they win.