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TIL Euthanasia for patients with dementia is legal in Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

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gDk4 TIL the world’s longest-lasting light bulb has been working for at least 114 years. It was first installed in 1901 and it is maintained by the Livermore-Pleasanton Police Department
b9pN9 TIL Parasitoid Wasps pierce their pointy stingers into other insects. They lay eggs inside the living hosts, and the wasp hatchings eat their way out of the still-living prey.
OG4Kg TIL the Republic of Benin existed for just seven hours on September 19, 1967, making it one of the shortest-lived states ever.
8avOX TIL that when the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883, the public doubted the stability of the bridge. Six days later, a pedestrian fell, causing a woman to scream, which led to a stampede that killed 12. Public concern was only dispelled a year later when P.T. Barnum marched 21 elephants across it.
M7x98 TIL that 11/19/1999 was the the last date before 1/1/3111 when all the digits in the date were odd.