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TIL that carbon nanotubes were found in Damascus steel swords from the Seventeenth Century

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GYyVN TIL the Comstock act of 1873 labeled contraceptives obscene and carried a $5000 fine or 5 years hard labor for sending information about or contraceptives thru the mail. Abortifacients, obscenity (which includes poopies), sex toys or information concerning topics were included in the patent act.
697Vw TIL: There are dozens of long term studies regarding the effects of a father's involvement in childhood. The more time a father spends with their son greater reduces their stress, chance of drug/tobacco use, dangerous behaviors, increases education, and affects future income over 37 years.
WMNB TIL that in 1972, a serbian flight attendant fell from 33000ft (10000m) after the plane she was flying in was torn apart by an explosive device. She survived the fall without permanent injuries.
R7Axa TIL that cellophane is not a form of plastic and is completely biodegradable
WkJwB TIL only one person is known to have survived a lynching in the United States. His name was James Cameron and he went on to found America’s Black Holocaust Museum.