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TIL Hazardous Duty Pay is $150 a month. for the military.
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TIL that “cat got your tongue” originates from Ancient Egypt where they cut the tongue for punishing blasphemy and fed to cats
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TIL that most of the world’s electricity is generated by steam. Oil, coal, and even nuclear plants all produce power by heating water to produce steam. The steam is then driven through a turbine, which in turn spins a generator and generates electricity.
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TIL Ancient Sumeria elected 'Substitute Kings' during eclipses to protect the king from a prophecy of death. Once a real king, 'Erra-imitti' suddenly died while eating hot porridge and his substitute, 'Enlil-bani' formerly a random gardener, stayed king for 24 years.
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TIL that corporal punishment (spanking) is still practiced in the United States and in the 2006-07 school year more than ¼ million kids were spanked. A disproportionate number of those hit were children with disabilities
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TIL: In 2008, Vermont was both the healthiest place to live and the least religious state in the USA.