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TIL That England and Wales don’t report murders as murders unless someone is convicted. The US could drop its murder rate by half if it used the same method.

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BgRKK TIL in California, Washington, Oklahoma, Mississippi and New Mexico there in no minimum age for marriage, as long as a parent or guardian consent and a court gives permission.
7rWNP Dolphins purposefully get pricked by Pufferfish to get high.
dDr7Q TIL ant corpses release a chemical when they die. A scientist once recreated this chemical and put it on a live ant. Its ant friends kept bringing it to the graveyard no matter how much it struggled to return.
9RR7 TIL As the artists showed up to participate in recording “We Are the World”, Stevie Wonder informed each of them that if the song was not finished in one take, he and Ray Charles would be driving everyone home
VlwG TIL Walnut trees produce a toxin called juglone that is harmful to many other plant species which helps protect the tree’s territory to ensure it gets enough sunlight. The toxin can remain in the soil for years after the tree dies or is removed.