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TIL about the Malleus Maleficarum, a 15th century book with very detailed instructions on how to tell if someone was a witch

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6Ly8 TIL that the founder of the modern frozen food industry, Clarence Birdseye, was inspired when ice fishing in Labrador, Canada, in -40°C weather. He discovered that the fish he caught froze almost instantly and tasted fresh afterwards unlike the slowly frozen seafood sold in New York.
M6VB TIL that the FCC considers 4mbps to be fast enough for hd online streaming
xV97w TIL that "a moron in a hurry" is a legal test for trademark infringement in which two trade marks are considered to be different enough from each other to coexist if only a moron in a hurry would confuse them. This test has been applied in cases in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada.
OGbk1 TIL that the British English version of the word Sedan is Saloon
e08bb TIL: Babies’ cuteness is key to their survival. Cute babies are just extremely hard to ignore, and this is likely hardwired into human brains. Less cute children are treated differently.