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TIL France bans all non-court ordered paternity tests in a desire to "preserve the peace."

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16rd7 TIL that Huey and Riley from Boondocks were voiced by the same woman, Regina King.
9wLO6 TIL about Lizzie Cyr, a prostitute whose lawyer (John Cameron) claimed that the female magistrate on the case was unfit to judge as women were not considered people under Canadian law in 1928. The case led to females finally being declared people by the British privy council.
xDwg TIL the world population growth rate is decreasing and total world population could start declining around the year 2100, according to the UN.
Mjp7 TIL that the naked mole rat is unable to feel pain, is the only known thermoconforming mammal, is resistant to cancer, and possesses extraordinary longevity for a rodent.
0dNRy TIL there is a 747 hotel at the airport in Stockholm. You can sleep in the cockpit or inside an engine housing