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TIL The guy that played Random Task in Austin Powers is serving life in prison for Torture.

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ebND TIL in agoge, the Spartan youth was intentionally fed with less than adequate food so as to stoke his hunger pangs. This encouraged the youth to sometimes steal food; and on being caught, he was punished - not for stealing the food, but for getting caught.
Aa4B TIL people who are uninterested in religious debate about god(s) existence and that any debate is useless are called apatheists
5VMdp TIL Aboriginal cannibals preferred to eat Chinese people, because Europeans tasted too salty. They also disliked consumers of opium.
vgxr TIL that disgruntled FedEx employee tried to hijack and crash a cargo flight, armed with hammers and a spear gun. Despite serious injuries during the attack, the pilot and crew were able to land the plane. The pilot flew the plane upside down several times in an attempt to stop the hijacker.
9Yoap TIL that in 1928, deep in the Brazilian jungle, Henry Ford built a city nearly the size of Connecticut called Fordlândia. It would last until 1934 when it was abandoned. Its remains are still visible today.