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TIL in 1590, starving Parisians ground human bones into bread

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KWKB TIL of “Judas wolves”, wolves that are trapped and radio-collared so that hunters can track them back to their packs and kill their entire families
b100 TIL Lake Michigan gets so clear after winter’s ice melts that you can actually see shipwrecks in the depths from the air.
5vZQ TIL that in 1981 a cult incorporated a city in Oregon. The city, Rajneeshpuram, quickly grew until the commune became increasingly aggressive and eventually its leaders were charged with a variety of crimes
Z8DaY TIL that Aki Ross, the computer-generated protagonist of the movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, was intended to serve as the world's first CGI actress, using the same model and voice actress for different movies and characters. The movie lost $52 million, ending this plan.
wLdp7 TIL Pink Himalayan Salt is one of the most expensive salts in the world. People claim it contains more minerals than ordinary table salt. Scientists found the amount of minerals it contains is so miniscule that it makes no measurable difference.