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TIL that 2025 marks the starting birth year of a new generation called Gen Beta

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vJlR TIL that chemical castration is mandatory in Florida and California for pedophiles convicted of their second offense.
GAvnE TIL during a screening of "A Fish Called Wanda," Danish audiologist Ole Bentzen died from heart fibrillation, caused by an increased heart rate due to extended laughter. Newspapers reported he died laughing. Writer John Cleese considered using it for publicity but ultimately deemed it inappropriate.
xV067 TIL Hops come from the same genetic family as Marijuana - Cannabaceae
KYbk6 TIL The role of April Ludgate in Parks and Recreation was specifically created for Aubrey Plaza after the casting director met her and felt she was the weirdest girl she had ever met in her life.
L9wd TIL about Albert Gunton, a London city bus driver who in 1952 found himself driving his route crossing Tower Bridge when the bridge began to rise to allow a ship to pass. He accelerated and jumped the gap, and was awarded £10 for bravery.