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TIL 1956 USA passed the „Refrigerator Safety Act“. Early refrigerators would only open from the outside and trapped/suffocated children. Magnetic strips were used on fridge doors to create an air-proof seal, but would open from the inside with a light push. Even tests with children were conducted.

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a4kM TIL that during his execution by firing squad, Marshal Ney of France was permitted to give the order to fire himself.
Jed4 TIL There’s a fish that can jump from the water and stab people at speeds up to 37 MPH with multiple human fatalities on record.
5YkK9 TIL a feral cat with ear-tip (part of their ear is missing) means they've been caught, treated, neutered, and released
vwDD TIL the Facebook co-founders were required to pay a huge amount of taxes when Facebook went public. It was around this time one of the five Facebook co-founders Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved to Singapore. He avoided paying $600,000,000 in taxes.
DQvRV TIL that interpretations of the film The Shining as referencing treatment of Native Americans, were made as early as 1987 in an essay in The Washington Post.