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TIL that Gorbachev’s Glasnost reforms uncovered so many cover-ups about events in the Soviet Union that all school history exams in 1988 were cancelled.

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0Dyj TIL 3 years ago Craig Cobb white nationalist/Neo-Nazi went on a talk show to speak about his new white only town project but, the show decided to test his DNA to see just how “pure” he was and he turned out to be 14% Sub-Saharan African making him mixed race.
RMZ1 TIL there is a 6 foot wide stream with an unknown depth and a 100% fatality rate
5AkP TIL infamous Australian criminal Mark “Chopper” Read once played Russian roulette in an interview. He took the first shot, survived, and then told the interviewer it was her turn. When she replied that she didn’t want to play, he said “bad luck”, aimed at her and pulled the trigger (she survived).
d8dXQ TIL about Giant Hogweed a plant whose sap can cause your skin to become hypersensitive to UV light which can result in 3rd Degree burns from sunlight.
xLWb TIL Thirty-six armed dolphins trained by the U.S. Navy to kill terrorists have been missing since 2005. The dolphins carry “toxic dart guns” capable of killing a man in a single shot.