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TIL there is a Christian cult in China that tortures former members for leaving and killed a woman for refusing to join

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0w8GA TIL of Noor Inayat Khan, an Indian woman who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her service during WWII. She was the first female wireless operator to be parachuted into France to assist the French resistance. Later betrayed by a a member of the resistance, she would be executed in Dachau
Wkxkd TIL Ottoman sultan Murad III was impotent. According to historians "his arrow was working but was unable to reach the target of union and pleasure." After many attempts by his mother a cure was found with one side effect: his libido increased so much by the end of his reign he had over 100 children
oR1O8 TIL about the sinking of the S.S. Eastland, which rolled over while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. Barely half of the vessel was submerged, yet 844 people (mostly poor working-class immigrants) perished, killing more passengers than the Titanic.
vPK87 TIL that the use of the phrase "High five" as a noun has only been a thing since 1980 and as a verb since 1981
QNrmM TIL That the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Has Offices Around the World and Has Overseas Investments in Companies