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TIL that there ist an ongoing armed conflict in West Papua since 1963 with at least 100,000 deaths

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O6Og TIL that The Empire State Building has its own postcode
MBMW TIL the during the filming of the Great Escape’s famous motorcycle chase, Steve McQueen not only did most of his own motorcycle stunts, but also did it as one of the nazis chasing his character. Thus, thru the power of editing, Steve McQueen is actually chasing himself.
5YoOD TIL that worldwide, 79% of homicide victims are men
5Y1N8 TIL Genocides can be predicted. "In 1996 Gregory Stanton, the founding president of Genocide Watch, presented a briefing paper called "The 8 Stages of Genocide" Stanton's model is a logical model for analysing the processes of genocide, and for determining preventive measures..."
PlVG TIL The KEO Time Capsule, which will be launched in 2014, will re-enter Earths Atmosphere 50,000 years from now. The cool thing is that everyones invited to submit their own 4 page letter.