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TIL of the original order of assassins, a muslim sect that forged a small kingdom in the holy lands through conversion and strategic murder before eventually being slaughtered by the Mongols

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0oAM TIL An Irish woman died in 2008 after voluntarily having sex with a dog. The exact cause of death is unclear, although it was speculated that an allergic reaction to dogs might have been the cause.
OodaY TIL that the Irukandji, a jellyfish from Australia that is less than an inch big, has a sting which causes feelings of impending doom, incredible lower back pain, relentless nausea and vomiting, full body cramps, and profuse sweating.
X0Lyj TIL "borderline personality disorder" was named to describe patients who seemed on the borderline of psychosis
X0dP TIL that every time he stays in a hotel with a bible in the bedside table, Ian McKellen rips out the page containing a quote from Leviticus that is against homosexuality.
nen0P TIL the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) helped bring the first case of child abuse to court in 1874. At the time, there were laws against abusing animals but no laws against abusing human children.