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TIL China killed at least 800,000 of its own citizens when it purposefully opened dikes to flood the Yellow River.

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wDk6 TIL yawning is not contagious for children with autism due to their inattention to facial cues.
kmwB TIL in 1978, Roman Polanski, charged with sexual abuse of a 13-year-old, agreed with prosecutors to a plea bargain under which he would serve no more than 90 days. When the judge did not accept the plea bargain, Polanski fled the country. The victim has said she does not want Polanski prosecuted.
8ebyG TIL a music producer in Japan put two different endings for the physical CDs of an album themed around quantum physics. This way, people would "observe" one of the two outcomes of the album, as in quantum mechanics.
W4vN TIL in 1858 a massive brawl between more than 50 US Representatives ended when a missed punch between two Reps knocked the wig off of Representative Barksdale’s head. The embarrassed Barksdale accidentally replaced the wig backwards, causing both sides to erupt in spontaneous laughter.
BLnK TIL: George Lucas said Star Wars movies are “for children,” and that his fan base just doesn’t want to admit it.