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TIL that in Texas, a parent of a public school student has to formally opt-out of allowing corporal punishment. This has to be in writing in advance, otherwise the school can legally hit the child with no recourse.

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xNRB TIL the Creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, named the show “Breaking Bad” thinking everyone knew what it meant. Being from Virginia, it is a regional expression meaning “Raising Hell”.
J5mv TIL that Google CEO, Larry Page, has a health condition that is slowly removing his ability to speak.
EgKG0 TIL of the Higg's Bison, a hypothetical Bison species proposed based on unexpected gene sequences in ancient bones and supported by changes in cave painting depictions of bison.
nZe7 TIL that, after years of denials, the CIA admitted to gathering records on activist Noam Chomsky during the Vietnam War. It also destroyed those records, in apparent violation of federal law.
xYbD TIL Scientists discovered in 2015 that Boa Constrictors kill their prey by cutting off their blood supply, not by suffocation like it was originally assumed.