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TIL Bram Stoker (of Dracula fame) also wrote a collection of children's stories. Critics of the time called them "morbid"

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4y46 TIL Australia is one of 22 countries that penalizes its citizens for not voting.
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O9gg TIL that Mao Zedong killed more people than Hitler and Stalin together.
epKgk TIL Robert Richards of the DuPont family abused his 3 year old daughter and after being sentenced to 8 years in prison, he was released immediately as the judge claimed that the "defendant will not fare well" in prison
Oo4AL TIL that Greenland Sharks born around the time of the American Civil War are still juveniles. The maximum lifespan of a Greenland Shark is ~400-500 years old.