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TIL of buttock mail, a tax historically levied in Scotland as a punishment for sex outside of marriage

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R5a5l TIL that Genelle Guzman-McMillan was the last survivor to be pulled from the 9/11 wreckage at the Twin Towers. She was trapped for 27 hours.
nee09 TIL Wilfred Owen, WWI poet and author of 'Dulce Et Decorum Est', was gay.
aw97N TIL that the use of vinegar in sushi rice helps limit the growth of salmonella and listeria in raw fish by lowering the fish's pH value, making bacteria less able to survive. Fresh wasabi also has bactericidal effects.
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a8GvN TIL of the Island Council, the legislative body of the Pitcairn islands, consisting of 10 seats. With a total population of 35, this makes it the highest ratio of legislator to inhabitant in the world at 1:3.5