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TIL that Marianas Trench is a United States National Monument

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WkkdN TIL on October 24, 1975, 90% of Iceland’s female population went on strike, demanding equal rights. They did not work, do housework, or look after their kids for an entire day. In 1980, Iceland elected its first female president, who credits her win to this specific day.
168A7 TIL about conservation-induced extinction, where attempts to save a critically endangered species directly cause the extinction of another.
XEwmR TIL of a computer program called Deliverance that legally killed several people in the 1990s. It was created by "Dr Death" (doctor and euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke), and came on a special laptop connected to an IV that injected a lethal dose of barbiturates. It was only legal for a short time
4XNGo TIL at Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Canada, you can buy a $5 shot of whiskey with a real frostbitten human toe as your garnish and if you accidentally swallow it, you have to pay a $2,500 fine.
wk5W TIL Axl Rose brutally beat and hospitalized his girlfriend, Erin Everly, on numerous occasions. He also, brought a gun when asking her to marriage threatening to kill himself had she declined.