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TIL of a form of Medieval prison 'sentence' where the accused was thrown in an 'oubliette'. A narrow pit where he was 'forgotten' and left to die.

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PY8J TIL on September 11, 1857, a wagon train heading through Utah toward California was attacked by a Mormon Militia. The militia had disguised themselves as Indians, but once it was suspected that their cover was blown, the Mormons feigned a truce and slaughtered 120 men, women, and children.
rlgd TIL that after needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 13, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood a record 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.
GApEN TIL That speeding fines in Finland are dependent on the offender's income
8a9JL TIL James Gunn’s live action Scooby Doo (2002) was originally a Rated R adult film full of edgy humor, drugs and sex jokes until Warner Brothers made him edit it down to a clean cut PG children’s film.
5VxeQ TIL canaries were used in coal mines to detect carbon monoxide