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TIL that divorce decrees in Canada circa 1950 could stipulate that a woman must remain chaste in order to continue receiving spousal support

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gMxj9 TIL Astronaut James B. Irwin, who walked on the moon in 1971, later became a minister who was involved in six unsuccesseful expeditions to search for traces of Noah's Ark. Irwin had a history of heart trouble and was the first to die of the 12 men who walked on the moon
VjV8 TIL that Assassin Bugs kill ants, suck their insides out and attatch the ants corpse to their body. They then rock up to an ants nest undetected as they possess the scent of an ant. While invisible in the ants nest, they eat when they want
QN0lp TIL that the drug cocktail used for medically assisted death varies widely and has varying degrees of success in providing comfort- in one instance it took 108 hours to work.
lo9MA TIL about the inhalant drug ‘Lança Perfume’, or ‘Loló’, sold largely in Brazil. Chloroform and/or Ether are main ingredients used in the drug, taken via small bottles or flasks. Popular with upper class students in the mid-late 20th Century, rock singer Rita Lee had a hit 1980 song named after it.
j6Z1X TIL Bill Gates hired Jay Leno to demo Windows 95 at its official launch event. The footage was only rediscovered from a VHS copy in 2022