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TIL The British Hypnotism Act (1952) prevents the broadcasting of hypnosis procedures due to the risk that people watching the broadcast are hypnotised and cannot be brought back.

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5w58 TIL in 1994 a passenger was killed by a bomb on a Philippine Airlines flight. This led Philippine police to discover a plot to blow up 11 airplanes in 48 hours over the Pacific, and another plot, which they shared with the FBI in 1995, to fly airplanes into the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
xVgnB TIL that a Mosquito bite strengthens the human immune system
WpeX TIL there are millions of chemical bombs lying in our oceans after being dumped there after the first and second world war, because authorities didn’t have a way to dispose of them properly.
wLXaM TIL that 56% of the most highly-cited medical research papers in 2005 had results that were never replicated
6EWvW TIL that 'Alienation of Affections' is a common law tort still existing in some US states. If your marriage deteriorates due to your spouse having an affair with somebody else, you can sue that person for taking your spouses affection away from you. Damages can be in the hundred thousands.