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TIL that dismemberment by elephant was a common execution technique in SE Asia.

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gra4X TIL the first mayor of African descent of a Western world capital was Severiano de Hereida, a Cuban-born naturalised French citizen who advocated for the separation of church and state and was an early ecologist. He's also notable as the father of the influential neurophycisist Marcelle de Hereida.
wLnp6 TIL A recent report found the average cost of groceries for a family of four in Nunavut is $19,760 per year while almost half of Inuit adults earn less than $20,000 annually
b9kB7 TIL that Christmas is banned in North Korea and instead of Christmas, the birthday of Kim Jong-suk (grandmother of the current supreme leader of North Korea) is celebrated on Christmas eve. However, some North Korean Christian believers still celebrate Christmas in secret.
M56a TIL: 70,000 people died during the 2003 heatwave in Europe.
0wB9L TIL there’s very little evidence vitamin C supplements prevent colds, however daily supplementation could reduce the length and severity of the cold.