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TIL there’s an Association of Dead People in India, protesting after losing their land to relatives who have corrupt officials declare them dead

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wNe7 TIL a hacker was able to recreate the fingerprint of the German Defense Minister from a photograph. This is the same hacker who defeated Apple’s thumbprint verification within 24 hours of the release of the iPhone 5S.
OOwX TIL in Quechua the word “behind"is the same word as"future”. The word"In front"is the same word as"Past". Due to this, their temporal interpretation of life is that humans are walking through life backwards. They can see their past, but the future is unknown & yet to be seen, thus it is behind them.
VM6XD TIL corn is a fruit ????
VBoLG TIL that Jules Verne's Mysterious Island was based on Frisland, an island that appeared on maps from the 16th to the 18th century. Frisland was a hoax contrived by a pair of brothers who devised a culture reminiscent of the societies of Gulliver's Travels.
4d6b TIL on 1st of June 2001 the heir to the Nepalese throne - Prince Dipendra shot and killed several members of the royal family (while intoxicated) including his parents - the reigning King and Queen. This eventually lead to the abolishment of the Kingdom of Nepal.