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TIL British Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe paid hitmen to kill his former lover Norman Josiffe in the 1970s

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EgVKX TIL about Matthias Schlitte who used his genetic disorder Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber Syndrome, an overgrowth of tissues and bones, to his advantage to be crowned arm wrestling world champion in the 70-kilogram class in 2022.
1gW TIL that Lofoten in Norway is north of the Arctic Circle. Yet because of the largest positive temperature anomaly in the world relative to latitude it is teeming with life and has the largest deep water coral reef in the word.
8aavb TIL excessive childhood stress can cause permanent brain damage and affect gene expression.
gM568 TIL that some farmers in Bangladesh are now raising ducks instead of chicken because ducks can float during floods.
dNp7 TIL The simple act of a surgical team stopping to answer a set of 19 questions such as “Do we have the right patient?” and “What operation are we performing?” has been proven to reduce deaths by more than 40% and complications by one third.