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TIL - Stealthing, the act of covertly removing a condom during sex is considered rape according to a Swiss Court.

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gr7k9 TIL that a Brazilian priest, as part of a fundraiser, sat in a chair tied to 1,000 balloons and sent himself up. He reached a height almost twice as high as he expected. Two weeks later he was found dead in the ocean.
JYrBQ TIL about Niihau, Hawaii's 'Forbidden Island'. It is closed to outsiders. Seen from Kauai's western shore, Niihau appears almost ethereal on the horizon. The island is privately owned, a haven for Niihau natives, who can have no contact with tourists, and a site for US military testing.
PXJw TIL of Stanisława Leszczyńska, a polish midwife who was incarcerated at Auschwitz during WW2. Leszczyńska was advised to euthanize the newborns she delivered. She did not comply, did not kill a single child, and delivered over 3,000 children. Today she is an official candidate for sainthood.
D6pg TIL penguins have been known to push a fellow penguin into the water to check if the area is safe and free of predators
7rVV7 TIL: North Carolina has an "Unauthorized Substance Tax" where you purchase stamps to show you paid the taxes on your illegal drugs.