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TIL raising your right hand to swear in court was a precursor to criminal records. The court would brand the hand of convicts who received leniency from the court, and therefore could not receive the privilege twice.

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95GX TIL that within 300-600 million years the moon will be too far away to create a total solar eclipse
7rerM TIL the word "cuckold" derives from the cuckoo bird, alluding to its habit of laying its eggs in other birds' nests.
GRM5 TIL that Bioteeth From Stem-Cells Will Regrow Complete Teeth and Its Superior to Implants
7rQjL TIL dreams are thought to strip memories of emotion. According to the theory, this function fails in sufferers of PTSD. Recurring nightmares might therefore be a repeated attempt at performing this function.
x6pa5 TIL New Zealand is the only country that’s allowed to put Hobbit-related images on their currency