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TIL of the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack Dalles, Oregon, where over 700 people were poisoned with Salmonella so they could not vote in a local election.

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xVdyk TIL the "Mona" in Mona Lisa is a misspelled title. It was originally "Monna", which is a polite title in Italian, kind of like Ma'am. Meanwhile, "Mona" is vulgar, meaning "idiot" or even "cunt"
J16m4 TIL that Wing Chun kung-fu is allegedly named after Yim Wing Chun, a legendary 17th century woman who was taught the martial art by a Shaolin Buddhist nun to defeat a local bully who was trying to force Yim to marry him
YpWXv TIL that Saturn could float in water.
grr7D TIL Hawaii has permafrost in an area that surprised scientist as the mean air temperature is well above values that usually support permafrost
w6o6 TIL during his time as President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki banned the use of antiretroviral drugs in hospitals because he did not believe HIV caused AIDS. During his presidency over 330,000 people died of AIDS.