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TIL that a 2007 study found that the murder of Kitty Genovese was NOT witnessed by dozens of people who refused to help her

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R7N9l TIL George Orwell named the torture chamber Room 101 in his novel '1984' after a conference room at the BBC headquarters where he had to sit through numerous tedious meetings.
178W TIL that Canada was the third country to legalize same-sex marriage, after the Netherlands (2000) and Belgium (2003).
J1Jwv TIL that swimmer Eric Moussambani won the 2000 Olympic 100m freestyle despite never seeing an Olympic-sized pool before. Qualifying for the games from a wildcard for developing countries, his two competitors were disqualified, and he swam alone. He won despite finishing with the slowest time ever
e0Kn4 TIL that in ancient Rome, commoners would evacuate entire cities in acts of revolt called "Secessions of the Plebeians", leaving the elite in the cities to fend for themselves
6E4nw TIL bathing was common in the Middle Ages and people understood the importance of being clean.