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TIL starving to death can be ‘peaceful’ and 'euphoric’

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ANYK4 TIL The United States and the Cherokee Nation signed the Treaty of New Echota in 1835 which promised the Cherokee people a delegate to the House of Representatives
6lMw TIL two con men sold a fake painting for €1.5 million, only to find out that all the money was counterfeit
0d61p TIL that heavy water tastes sweet
VB798 TIL that Robert E Lee’s prewar family home, the Custis-Lee Mansion, was seized by Union forces during the Civil War and turned into Arlington National Cemetery. His family was not compensated until more than a decade after his death.
wLYJ1 TIL It is approximated that there are twice as many non-native speakers of English than native speakers. As a result, though Mandarin has the largest number of native speakers, English has the largest total number of speakers as well as largest number of non-native speakers.