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TIL Mike Tyson became a boxer because a bully killed his pigeon.

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Ebvd TIL Contrary to many other cultures at the time and those leading up to it, Viking society allowed women just as many rights as men. Including: divorce, right to inherit, cohabitation, having children out of wedlock. These practices were lost when Christianity was introduced.
Jgvl TIL that two chefs have committed suicide after being on one of Gordon Ramsay’s cooking shows.
AQmx TIL Pixar credits its success to its anti-Disney approach: no songs, no happy village, no love story.
LGrP TIL Loneliness can weaken the immune system
E8Ko TIL USA police wont pursue fugatives if they escape from thier state, its documented to have happened over 100,000 times