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TIL, the book “to train up a child” by Michael Pearl encourages abusing your child and using necessities (water, food, etc…) to control them. It has been linked to three deaths.

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G8eE TIL when Daft Punk recorded an interview with Giorgio Moroder (godfather of electronic music) for their song “Giorgio by Moroder”, they used microphones from 60s to 00s, so when he spoke of a period in his life, it would be recorded with a microphone that existed within the same timeframe.
4kmvN TIL That a "census-designated place" called "Rough and Ready" (named after Zachary Taylor) in Nevada County, California declared secession from the United States in 1850 (During the California Gold Rush) to avoid mining taxes. It voted to rejoin the union 3 months later on July 4th.
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Xly8 TIL Hitler and Nazi officials outlawed animal cruelty including the boiling of live lobsters.