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TIL Kurdish women are fighting ISIS because ISIS members believe they will go directly to hell if they are killed by a woman.

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E1vdX TIL - Firefly Populations Are Declining In The US And Canada
GYmbg TIL the frequency of Earth magnetic pole shift varied; geomagnetic reversals have been recorded every 250,000 years, and according to some data, every 100,000 years. The magnetic south and north were last replaced about 780,000 years ago, so the new shift that many fears is already "late".
nj6r TIL in 1998, two tanker trains, one of which was transporting fuel oil, collided and derailed in Cameroon. As locals started to scavenge the fuel in an assortment of containers, a smoker among them threw down a lit cigarette. At least 200 people were killed in the resulting flash-fire.
rRD8e TIL that 'Karens' will always be 'Karens'
WkDaA TIL that Japanese is either written vertically from top to bottom, or horizontally from left to right, or horizontally from RIGHT to left! Sometimes, both vertical and horizontal writing can be found on the same page.