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TIL that West Germany fully decriminalised homosexual acts between males only in 1994 after criminal law needed reconciliation with law in East Germany, where it had been decriminalised since 1968

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d8kR8 TIL that Earth has about three TRILLION trees, or about 420 trees per person. There are more trees on earth than there are cells in a human brain or stars in our galaxy.
LW6V TIL: A man who was high on meth fought off 15 police officers while masturbating. Even a taser had no effect.
9Z1D TIL Harry Pointer was taking humorous pictures of cats and adding text (ie: the lol cat) in the 1870s
XPLD TIL that the crown of Romania is made from steel taken from a cannon captured during their war of independence from the Ottomans.
Wd78 TIL the Dinkleberg family name from The Fairly OddParents is in reference to the term “D.I.N.K.”, meaning “Dual Income No Kids”, attributing to their wealth.