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TIL Iceland has a near 100% termination rate in pregnancies where the mother knows the child will be born with Down's Syndrome.

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XEeKP TIL the original inventor of perforated toilet paper included a diagram in the patent (filed 1891), which clearly shows the correct orientation of the roll is over, not under.
8aQG8 TIL about "Hemp for Victory" - A film made by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to promote farmers growing Cannabis Sativa for WWII. It's existence was denied by the US Govt until VHS copied were eventually sourced.
5XkR TIL that octopuses are so intelligent, they’ve been known to escape their aquariums and crawl into others in search of food. They’ve even boarded fishing boats and opened holds to eat crabs.
OGDZa TIL a 2011 study found over 80% of water-based lubricants were toxic to cells and increased risk of HIV-1
77VX TIL Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. The scent is from water interacting with plant oils.