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TIL That Islam Allows abortions during the first trimester, or if the baby may cause a treat to the mothers life as life is valued more than the fetus.

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W7vKN TIL That Torula Yeast, an ingredient in many foods including Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts, is a product created by wood pulp production.
wRM7 TIL that a placebo pill can work even when you know it’s a placebo
VMVL8 TIL: in 1665 Cambridge University temporarily closed down due to bubonic plague and encouraged professors to escape to the less densely populated countryside. Issac Newton returned had to work from home, and he used this time to create calculus and the theory of gravity.
5YMrR Today I learned about Lord Goddard, a former Lord Chief Justice of England. His clerk claimed that he ejaculated whilst passing a death sentence on such a regular basis, that a fresh pair of trousers had to be brought to court on those occasions.
XE5jD TIL once every 10,000 years, a black hole in a galaxy reveals itself by ripping apart a passing star. These tidal disruption events have given astronomers a new way to map the hidden cosmos.