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TIL a particular wealthy Roman named Spurius Maelius was executed and his house razed for giving discounted food to the poor

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R7kE4 TIL the moon orbits the Earth once every 27.322 days. It also takes approximately 27 days for the moon to rotate once on its axis. As a result, the moon does not seem to be spinning but appears to observers from Earth to be keeping almost perfectly still. Scientists call this synchronous rotation.
7rnNL TIL of Patricia Stallings who allegedly poisoned her son with antifreeze and the child died. She had another baby in prison that went to Foster care. The baby had identical symptoms of poisoning however it was determined that both children actually had a genetic disorder. She was later exonerated.
875K TIL: The statement that “Women are paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men” is false. The gender wage gap is virtually nonexistent for identical jobs once all factors are taken into consideration.
rNMOM TIL that Australian convicted criminal, gang member and author Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read refused a liver transplant, saying, "I'm 55-years-old; I'm not going to put my name down against some 10-year-old kid."
X0r5Q TIL albino musicians Edgar and Johnny Winter's birthname was actually Winter, not a stage name! Due to their albinism they were both legally blind & sun-sensitive, stuck inside all day, which encouraged them to spend their time learning instruments & begin their musical journey!