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TIL that Serbia lost 60% of its male population in WWI. France lost 17%.

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9YeE7 TIL the 9th circuit court of appeals ruled that requiring a parolee to attend Alcoholics Anonymous is unconstitutional, citing precedence in the 2nd and 7th circuit courts. The decision was unanimous. The case was taken up by the parolee's son, as the parolee died after being sent back to prison.
0yOA TIL the author of Jaws dedicated the last decade of his life to the preservation of sharks to make up for the mass hysteria he inadvertently helped create.
0EXR TIL the CEO of Lifelock, had his identity stolen 13 times after posting his real Social Security No. The company was sued by Experian for placing false fraud alerts on clients, thus keeping LifeLock clients’ files in a constant state of alert. They also were fined $12 million for false advertising.
5YDgR Today I learned that a thousand year old garlic and onion medical recipe was an effective antibiotic ointment.
16wRO TIL there was another Lady Diana Spencer (nicknamed "dear little Di") in the 18th century, who was also supposed to marry Prince of Wales at the time, but instead ended up marrying another man (Duke of Bedford) and died of tuberculosis at the age of 25 following a miscarriage