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TIL The medieval "plague costume" beak was for smell — it was filled with herbs to mask the smell of the dying. Modern nurses do a similar thing in hospitals today. It is common for nurses to rub alcohol under their nose, under a respirator or face mask, to hide the scent of a patient's wounds.

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rV8e TIL that in Australia you can be charged with supplying drugs based purely on text messages. No need for the police to see drugs / money change hands or find drugs on either person.
PYPaE TIL: A newer study in 2017 discovered the cost of raising a child to 17 in the US averages $233,610 with rural children costing $193,020 and Urban NE costing $264,090 the same study also showed that each additional child is cheaper due to bulk buying and hand me downs.
bJJN TIL in 1971, a woman petitioned a Judge for permission to sterilize her “somewhat retarded” daughter. Without a hearing, evidence, or representation for the daughter, the judge granted permission. The daughter later tried to sue the judge, but the Supreme Court voted 5-3 to grant the judge immunity.
wLNJ8 TIL that alcohol activates the same receptors that respond to heat, and does so better than actual heat. Thats why getting alcohol in a cut hurts so damn bad.
Rbv4 TIL Hellen Keller was a radical Socialist.