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TIL that there is a condition nicknamed Stone man syndrome that converts damaged tissue to bone in the body.

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mxQ4v TIL that strippers can deduct boob jobs as a business expense
6EdkX TIL that "May God have mercy upon your soul" is a phrase used in courts by judges pronouncing a sentence of death upon a person found guilty of a crime that requires a death sentence. It is a way to attribute God as the higher authority of law & judges did not have the authority to destroy souls.
8e7Xa TIL the first woman elected to the british westminster parliament was the Irish Republican leader Countess Markievicz
XxEr TIL A law professor discovered a quirk in the law that makes murder technically legal in a 50 sq mile, remote section of Yellowstone National Park. He alerted Congress about the loophole and even wrote draft legislation to close the loophole. Congress has yet to act.
XENZk TIL Researchers at the University of Montreal were attempting a study on the behaviour of men who watch pornography compared to those who don’t but were unable to find any men who hadn’t consumed porn