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TIL that Africa is the only continent that is in all four hemispheres. (Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern)

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awgjo TIL about "Stolpersteine" (german for stumbling stones) which are small cobblestones with the names and fates of Nazi Victims. They are placed all over Europe in front of the last free home the victim had before deportation. Over 70,000 have been placed so far.
Jdmv TIL a 17 year-old online serial scammer was killed when one of his victims mailed him a pipe bomb.
5vgn TIL that in 1990, a British Airways pilot was sucked half way out of the planes window for over 20 minutes. He was only kept in by a crew member holding onto his belt. He survived with frostbite and a broken arm.
DZVp TIL that all modern color printers print a secret, nearly invisible code onto every page to allow governments to track the serial number and timestamps
69mJJ TIL actual Witch hunts are still occurring in Nepal, and may involve a combination of torture, beating, burning alive and feeding of excrement