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TIL: In the UK if you have an STD when you get married the marriage is legally "voidable" and can be annulled

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grP5b TIL Colin Farrell was accused of murder in Australia. The thing that got him off was that his friend had a diary entry saying that they done ecstasy together that day - on the opposite side of the city from where the murder took place
DQ4wp TIL in Slovakia on Easter, men whip women and throw water on them so that they’ll stay beautiful and fresh for the next year. In exchange, the women serve drinks as thanks.
wLZ68 TIL Narcissistic people are more likely to be compulsive Facebook users. Facebook addiction is also associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms.
BreEy TIL an EPA employee was convicted of defrauding the agency of $800,000 for skipping work over the course of 11 years by pretending to be a CIA agent.
lopeB TIL that Keiko, the orca who played Willy in "Free Willy", was actually "freed" in 2002. However, he died the following year. Most sources conclude that he had become too reliant on humans to be able to integrate with other killer whales, and could not therefore adapt to life in the wild.