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TIL Instead of being tried for war crimes, the Japanese researchers involved in human experimentation in Unit 731 were given immunity by the U.S. in exchange for their data obtained.

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P17vJ TIL in 2011 Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov collapsed at home from a heart attack & was declared dead. Days later, as she lay in the casket at her own funeral, she woke up. Seeing all the weeping mourners, she began yelling & was rushed to the hospital where she died again 12 minutes later of heart failure.
OG4ka TIL that the city of St Petersburg, Florida got its name from a coin toss. If it landed on the other side, it would have been named Detroit, Florida
mxMaR TIL Comedian writer Billy Domineau wrote a spec script for Seinfeld called "The Twin Towers" that is set in the days following 9/11
xVRd5 TIL Cats domesticated themselves. They existed unchanged until the Middle Ages; and even now are genetically extremely close to their ancestors.
xVrDg TIL About the McKamey Manor, You must sign a 40 page waiver, and the ordeal can last up to 8 hours. People who have went inside the house were reported to have been Waterboarded, Tied, Abused, and getting Buried Alive with Tarantulas. There is a $20K Prize if you can finish, yet no one has.