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TIL A review of decades of research shows children of same-sex couples are doing just as well as kids of heterosexual couples across a number of wellbeing measures, including academic performance, cognitive development, social development, and psychological health.

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8eawL TIL that before respirators were invented, firefighters were required to grow a full beard. Before a fire, firefighters would soak their beards in water and clamped it in their teeth to act as filters, which would block the larger ashes.
kO5Eg TIL that in 1992, a 53 year-old woman Geraldine Wesolowski who was postmenopasual gave birth to her own grandson. She was the gestational surrogate for her son and his wife since they couldn't conceive a baby due to hysterectomy
kAL7 TIL that winter storm names are not acknowledged by the National Weather Service
1aW9W TIL When the creator of Plants Vs. Zombies refused to make their next game pay to win, Electronic Arts fired the creator.
oRegr TIL In 1980 Mark Felt, now know as the Watergate leaker codenamed Deepthroat, was convicted of violating the civil rights of people associated with the Weather Underground by authorizing FBI agents to perform illegal searches of their homes. He was pardoned by Ronald Reagan in 1981.