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

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NXkpE TIL The US Virgin Islands were purchased from Denmark in 1917 for $25 million.
JYnYl TIL that in 1924, two brilliant and wealthy young men murdered 14 year old boy just to see if they could get away with the gruesome act. One of them was traced by authority from unique glasses, he dropped accidentally at site while hiding body.
O514 TIL your bottle of Heinz Tomato Ketchup specifically mentions tomato in the name because when it was introduced, ketchups of other varieties other than tomato were common.
VMlPZ TIL that September 9th is the most common birthday in the United States
xKBo TIL that spalting is a form of wood coloration caused by fungi. It gives hardwoods potentially beautiful patterns and can be used in decorative wood bowls and musical instruments like guitars and ukuleles. A lot of the wood items at art and crafts fairs are significantly spalted.