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TIL that in Iran, boys can’t be held responsible for a crime under the age of 15. For girls, the age of criminal responsibility is 9.

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dyP9 TIL that the first group of people to fly the Jolly Rodgers (Flags that indicate a Pirates Ship) was the Knights Templar, who first flew the black flags in the 13th century.
Kbm6 TIL there are females modeling only for menswear.
E1XGP TIL 6 students were killed after falling near UC Berkeley when their balcony sheared off. It emerged that the contractors who built the complex had paid $26.5 million in settlements for previous defect cases, but the information had not been available to the state construction licensing authorities.
WbdB TIL there have been 30 different Batman logos since 1940
4XG5N TIL That 16000 Hz Sine Waves are used by some grocery stores to deter teenagers after curfew. The reason these sounds work is because kids and teens hear them, but adults can’t. This is caused by the ears’ “age”. For people in their 30’s and older, they can’t hear these specific 16000 Hz sounds.