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Today I learned 1950s book "Seduction of the Innocent" convinced many Americans that comic books cause juvenile delinquency

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e07m5 TIL in 1879 7 ft 11 in(2.41 m) Anna Swan and 7 ft 9 in(2.36 m) Martin Bates are not only the tallest couple ever but also gave birth to the largest baby ever. At 23 pounds 9 ounces(10.7 kg) and nearly 30 inches tall(75 cm) and each of his feet were six inches(152 mm) long but he only lived 11 hours.
x6amo TIL that a blow to the chest at a very specific moment of the heart’s rhythm, can result in immediate cardiac arrest. The blow doesn’t even need to be enough to cause physical injury. (Repost cos my last post got deleted)
78yGp TIL Linda Chase left her roommate's dead body in the recliner chair where he died for 18 months. She talked to him and watched NASCAR on TV with him. After police performed a welfare check and found the body, Linda's only explanation was that she didn't want to be alone.
N7jnM TIL Former Inside the Actor's Studio host James Lipton revealed that he worked as a pimp when he lived in Paris during the 1950s. He explained that after World War II, it was a different time and that pimps in France did not exploit sex workers, but acted more as their agents.
Qjl9 TIL a “companion” is literally “a person who you eat bread with.” The word comes from Old French compaignon, from Latin com- “together with” and panis “bread”.