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TIL gold on Earth came from colliding neutron stars

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Vbpm TIL that there is a town in northern Kazakhstan where residents fall into a deep sleep for up to 6 days at a time. No abnormal radiation or gas levels have been detected and to this day, no one knows why.
aKjb TIL that in 1988, Iran began a country-wide purge of political prisoners. People were beaten for missing daily prayers. One woman died after 22 days and 550 lashes, and the authorities certified her death as suicide because it was ‘she who had made the decision not to pray’.
9wpo7 TIL that during the British rule of India from 1769 to 1944, a total of 12 famines occurred which combined, killed an estimated 56-80.3 million people and up to 45 trillion dollars of wealth was taken.
8ekNL TIL in a double-blind test, professional violinists preferred the sound of a modern violin over multi-million-dollar Stradivarius violins
XEk0r TIL there is a desease which causes yeast to grow in your digestive system, producing alcohol, making you drunk all the time