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TIL in January 1972, Ariel Sharon decided 3,000 Bedouin were in the way of a massive military exercise he wanted to conduct. So he summarily expelled two tribes from their homes, during a deep winter spell. At least 40 people died, mostly babies, children and the elderly.

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M7rYm TIL of King Vira Bahu I of Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka) who was crowned the night of his father's death and was assassinated the very next morning, reigning for less than a day
ogAo TIL a factory worker saved 34 lives from the 9-story Rana Plaza collapse. Against all warnings, he climbed inside the rubble to pull people to safety. When a doctor was too afraid to go in to amputate the limbs of some that were trapped, the worker took a knife and did it himself to save them.
Meokb TIL that in its early days, football was primarily played in colleges and was extremely violent due to the rugby style nature of the rules. It was so violent that in 1905 alone, there were 19 fatalities that US President Teddy Roosevelt threatened to shut down the sport unless changes were made.
jooX TIL: Victor Licata Killed his family of 5 with an axe. His crime was blamed on Marijuana and was a driving force behind its prohibition and the inspiration for the movie Reefer Madness.
d888K TIL That in the 1700’s, tomatoes were thought to be poisonous because people died after eating them. The real issue was people using pewter plates and the acidity of tomatoes leached lead out of them causing lead poisoning