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TIL men can develop postpartum depression, and it is linked to lower levels of testosterone after the birth of a baby

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xVGe0 TIL India banned jury trials after a Naval officer murdered his wife’s lover and a combination of sympathy for the wronged husband and a concerted media campaign to paint him as such resulted in the jury acquitting him.
aw7bM TIL that when news spread of Bonnie and Clyde’s death, a large crowd gathered around the car trying to steal souvenirs. Lockets of Bonnies hair and strips of her dress were taken. There were also attempts to cut off Clyde’s fingers and ear.
KYwOQ TIL there’s a 7-story rock in a desert near Joshua Tree in California that 1) is maybe the largest freestanding boulder in the world, 2) once had a 24ft by 36ft apartment dug underneath it, and 3) hosted 20 years of Flying Saucer Conventions starting in the 1950s
R6nw TIL that The Rock holds dual citizenship in US and Canada. Rocky Johnson (The Rock’s father) was born in Nova Scotia. He is descendant of Black Loyalists, who escaped a southern plantation after the American Revolutionary War and emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada.
1aWPP TIL China built a massive solar farm shaped like a giant panda!