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TIL that historically an 'outlaw' was someone who was no longer protected by the law as punishment for a crime, allowing members of the public to legally persecute them at will

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XrkQ TIL a monkey discovered in 2010 is known as the Burmese sneezing monkey because it sneezes uncontrollably when it rains [x-post from /r/DamnInteresting].
rgpy TIL It has been calculated that due to time dilation, the core of the Earth is 2.5 years younger than the crust.
vP8wx TIL Muhammad Ali once appeared in a DC comic book. He knocked out Superman to save him from aliens.
eVKg TIL Before doing Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie built a battlebot. It was banned from competitions for being too dangerous to the audience.