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TIL Governments have killed more people than every pandemic and war combined.

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kXdE TIL in 2003, a korean taxi driver who was displeased with his medical treatment after a paralyzing stroke, boarded a subway train, carrying flammable liquid, and set himself on fire. Train insulation and interior were very flammable; fire spread, killing 192.
5Pd8 TIL ‘The Guinness Book of World Records’ holds the world record for the best-selling copyrighted book of all time
gKj8 TIL that the next version of Windows will be 10 because lots of existing software checks for Windows 95 / 98 installations by only looking for the number 9.
lDwG TIL in Japan, a few foreign cartoons including “Bob The Builder” was suggested to be edited, adding a fifth finger to the characters’ hands. The reason was that having only four fingers implies membership of the Japanese Mafia.
KOYoR TIL that the golden circle on the flag of Portugal represents an armillary sphere, a nautical device used by Portuguese sailors exploring unknown seas during the Age of Discoveries