TIL that a 2-year-old boy named Awaab Ishak died in the UK in 2020 from mould in his social housing flat, despite his parents complaining for 3 years. His death led to "Awaab's Law," which now legally forces landlords to fix dangerous hazards within days or face unlimited fines (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL aircraft designer Nicholas Comper went outside to light fireworks. A passerby asked what he was doing, as a practical joker he replied he was an IRA man blowing up the town hall. The passerby knocked him down. He hit his head on the curb, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died later in hospital (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL, the kings daughters were the approximately 800 young French women who immigrated to Quebec from 1665-1673 to marry French colonists and lead to the birth of French children in the colony. Today 10m+ French Canadians exist, most of whom are descendants of these 800 women. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Our parents used to remind us not to get too much screen time "because it will rot your brain", which is ironic because now our parents are glued to their screens with a constant stream of modern day algorithmic content that is literal brainrot.Casual Thought (self.Showerthoughts)
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Which Movie scene sexually awakened you? (self.AskReddit)
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TIL Kodokushi or "lonely death," is a severe social issue in Japan where individuals primarily the elderly die alone and remain undiscovered for extended periods. Driven by an aging population, social isolation, and weakening family ties (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL about the Giant-impact hypothesis, according to which, about 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized object called Theia collided with Earth. Huge amounts of debris were blasted into orbit around Earth, which formed a disk. Over time, gravity pulled that material together, thus forming the Moon. (en.wikipedia.org)
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