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TIL that the German word for birth control pills is antibabypille.

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69y8J TIL that a blind amateur historian's attempt to publish a history of the Ming Dynasty in 1660 was received so poorly that over 70 people involved were executed and thousands of people arrested.
AmA7 TIL that, in 1818, an Englishman accused of murder demanded a trial by combat. Surprisingly, the law that allowed for trial by combat was still valid, and the man was acquitted when his accuser declined the offer of battle. Trial by combat was abolished the following year.
XeA6 TIL Starbucks spends more on health insurance for its employees than on coffee beans.
5j6P TIL of Dock Ellis, a professional pitcher who threw a no-hitter while high on LSD
16VPr TIL Amateur Canadian Scientists discovered a new type of Aurora in 2018 and named it Steve