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TIL two vegan parents severely ignored dietary and medical needs of their child resulting in her death, and they never went to jail for it.

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NXe7N TIL that John Parr's hit song St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) is only vaguely about the movie, but is specifically about (and directly inspired by) Canadian athlete Rick Hansen. Hansen was going around the world in his wheelchair to raise awareness of spinal cord injuries at the time.
b9kpa TIL that the United States has been in a conflict in 93% of it's existence.
WylA TIL that one of the most popular books of the 15th century was an erotic romance novel - and it was written by the Pope.
epkek TIL there are 29% (or 12.8 percentage points) more male home gardeners (56.4%) in the US than there are female home gardeners (43.6%)
EgMvX TIL that in the UK fees for school trips are voluntary, and the school is not allowed to stop your child going if you don't/can't pay