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TIL homosexuality has been legal in Turkey since 1858

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PYk5J TIL Edward Doisy received the Nobel in Medicine for discovery of vitamin K with Henrik Dam. He also competed with Adolf Butenandt in the discovery of estrone in 1930. They discovered the substance independently, but only Butenandt was awarded the Chemistry Nobel
POxZ TIL Washington State allows you to give your kids alcohol as long as they consume it in front of you (Subsection 3)
BrM6e TIL of Hitchens's razor. Basically: "What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence"
BrPvb TIL that at least 3 astronauts in the Challenger disaster were conscious till the cabin hit the water approximately 3 mins after the breakup. 2 astronauts activated their air providers, while one of them activated it for the pilot Michael J. Smith, who was trying to restore power by moving switches.
ZXO4 TIL that, in response to complaints about the long wait times for baggage, the Houston airport made the walk to baggage claim 6 times longer. Complaints dropped to near zero.