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TIL Homicide is the leading cause of death for pregnant women in U.S.

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6mAQ TIL toy manufacturer Mattel sued MCA Records over Aqua’s 1997 hit “Barbie Girl”. After ruling the lawsuit (and MCA’s countersuit) be dismissed due to parody protection under the 1st amendment, the judge concluded his ruling by stating: “The parties are advised to chill.”
7rloX TIL about the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, an environmental movement that calls for all people to abstain from reproduction to cause the gradual voluntary extinction of humankind.
gM4k7 TIL Jodi Arias avoided getting executed because of a single holdout on the jury. The holdout was a woman who didn't believe in 'revenge' and left the other 11 jurors enraged.
6m0w TIL A newborn baby abandoned in the forest in Kenya for 2 days was rescued by a stray dog who carried the baby all the way back to her own litter of puppies.
ape9 TIL Aaron Paul, Jesse from “Breaking Bad”, was once a contestant on “The Price is Right”.