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TIL it is illegal to try to convert people to any religion in Nepal

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Oo8K1 TIL of Iron Mike, who was targeted by 5 men wanting to collect life insurance by staging his accidental death. Unaware of the plot, Mike unknowingly survived numerous attempts including ingesting rat poison, getting hit by a car, and sleeping outside in -14 °F (-26 °C) weather while soaked in water.
6EAx8 TIL of Robert Smalls, a slave during the Civil War who escaped by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, persuaded Lincoln to allow African-Americans in the army, and later became a US House Representative. One of his final actions as a leader was to stop a lynch mob from killing two black men.
gMLp7 TIL there is a healthy fast food chain in LA that is priced on a sliding scale making meals cheaper in lower income communities in order to compete with McDonald's and provide a healthy alternative
kOoY1 TIL donkeys can be used to guard livestock from coyotes and wolves. They instinctively attack, by biting and kicking and if they get the chance they will even kill.
v10r8 TIL Cleveland, Ohio is further west than mainland South America.