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TIL studies have shown that 47% of adult male prisoners have a history of traumatic brain injury. Over two thirds had their first brain injury before their first offence.

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Yplvd TIL the Coronation Chair used by English & British monarchs, since 1308, for their coronation ceremonies has graffiti on due to Westminster schoolboys and visitors carving their names on it during the 18th & 19th centuries. One tourist carving reads "P. Abbott slept in this chair 5-6 July 1800".
VlBZ TIL Queen became the first rock act to receive an official seal of approval in Iran partly due to the appeal to “Bismillah” in Bohemian Rhapsody, which is the name of God in Arabic.
ANW8w TIL about Tippu Tip (1832 – June 14, 1905), an Afro-Omani ivory and slave owner, trader, explorer, governor, and plantation owner. By 1895, he had acquired seven plantations and 10,000 personal slaves. He is considered one of the most successful slave traders in history.
NJA1 TIL The concept of using a card for purchases was described in 1887 by Edward Bellamy in his utopian novel Looking Backward. Bellamy used the term credit card eleven times in this novel, although this referred to a card for spending a citizen’s dividend from the government, rather than borrowing.
nWNbb TIL that the mortality rate of BBL's (Brazillian Butt Lifts) is 10 to 20 times higher than the average cosmetic procedure, and it has the highest death rate of any cosmetic procedure.