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TIL there is a pastor in South Korea named Jong-rak who created a baby box that he attached to the side of his house to collect mentally handicapped or unwanted babies to prevent them from being abandoned on the side of the road and left to die.

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b9kZ TIL a hamdog is a hot dog wrapped in beef, deep-fried, and covered in chili, fries, and egg. The University of Arkansas says it should never be eaten.
XE05X TIL that Henry VIII of England agreed to marry Anne of Cleves after seeing a portrait that he commissioned of her. After meeting in person, Henry realized she wasn't as attractive as the painting suggested and annulled the marriage. The portrait is now displayed in the Louvre.
WkrpB TIL what jauhar is. During foreign invasions of India, women would often throw themselves onto pyres when they felt a war or battle was lost or beyond victory. This was to avoid pillage and plunder. The practice is no longer around today, and was phased out around the Mughal era.
Qwok TIL The French government forced Madame Tussaud to make models of her friends’ decapitated heads
vepL TIL that the NRA was originally founded to promote rifle accuracy after the poor marksmanship during the civil war