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TIL The top 3 deadliest lone wolf shootings did not occur in the US, but actually occured in Korea, Norway, and Australia. The third most deadly shooting was by a mentally handicapped heir to a small fortune, who used an AR-15 to attack a former prison colony in Port Arthur, Australia.

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l7X51 TIL that there is a more human way of extracting silk from Sikworms instead of boiling them alive, called Ahimsa Silk. But we choose cruelty anyways!
eg1E TIL that Muhammad Ali was invited to North Korea in 1995 with a collection of other athletes. Though he didn’t speak much during the visit, at one function, as officials claimed they could take out the US or Japan whenever they wanted to, Ali declared loudly “no wonder we hate these motherfuckers.”
5Vo6R TIL a rose bush can change color due to grafting. Often, any color of rose is grafted onto a hardier rootstock, like the Dr. Huey variety. The grafted bush can die, and the rootstock grows again and produces a dark red rose, no matter what color the bush was before.
4BAg TIL that Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes. The government offer expectant mothers a maternity starter kit or a cash grant. 95% opt for the kit which includes a cardboard box that doubles as a crib. It has helped Finland achieve one of the world’s lowest infant mortality rates.
e0bpE TIL that when the first complaints of witchcraft had gone out starting the Salem Witch Trials, a church member had a "witch cake" made. They said it was "a means to discover witchcraft". It was made from rye meal and urine from those that were afflicted and then fed to a dog.