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TIL Australia is wider than the moon

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9YboM TIL that on June 23, 2014 Charles R. Moore a white minister from Texas set himself on fire to protest racism
wn9P TIL that scientists were able to recreate conversations had behind a soundproof glass wall by recording the vibrations seen on a chip bag.
WkJV4 TIL that there is a law in Philippines that you can actually 'legally' kill or physically injure your spouse or the person he or she is having a sexual intercourse with when you caught them in the act while making love.
QJgka TIL the Beatles asked Stanley Kubrick to direct Lord of the Rings with them starring in it. John Lennon wanted to play Gollum, Paul McCartney Frodo, Ringo Starr Sam, and Harrison Gandalf. Kubrick turned them down, and Tolkien didn’t like the idea of a Beatles adaptation of his work
9GOB TIL the Japanese military ran human experiments in China, including organ removal, blood loss, being burnt alive, forced pregnancy followed by vivisection, all without anesthesia. The US gave immunity to those involved in exchange for the data. Many doctors had successful postwar careers. [NSFW]