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TIL the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) helped bring the first case of child abuse to court in 1874. At the time, there were laws against abusing animals but no laws against abusing human children.

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dDO7 TIL Bill Murray’s brother, Brian Doyle-Murray, voice acts Captain K'nuckles from misadventures of Flapjack and The Flying Dutchman from spongebob.
4XxDo TIL Gooogle's first female engineer explained how she worked 130-hour weeks - by being strategic about when she slept, when she showered, and how often she went to the bathroom. She said that the nap rooms at Gooogle were there because it was safer to stay in the office than walk to your car at 3 am
JYQmv TIL people with Seasonal Affective Disorder experience more prolonged secretion of night time melatonin in the winter than those without, mimicking the urge to sleep more shown in hibernating animals.
rmQ0 TIL there is a tribe in India that has passed down for generations the art of manipulating tree roots to create a system of “living” bridges.
7AdX TIL for their 2011 tour, The Foo Fighters submitted their tour rider, or performance agreements, as a 50 page coloring book complete with a word search and maze.