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TIL that Killing People to use Their Remains for Get Rich Quick Magic is a Serious Problem in Modern Nigeria

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yj48 TIL - It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes to completely drain the average human of blood
PYLxV TIL: Actor Dick Van Dike didn't know his actual birthday until he was 18. His parents lied to him about his birth date to cover up the fact that he was conceived out of wedlock.
woY11 TIL that acting out during dreams may be an early indicator of brain disease.
E1MKd TIL: Cinco De Mayo, celebrated in California continuously since 1863, is virtually ignored in Mexico a 2007 UCLA Newsroom article notes
Br7KW TIL That in the 1990s Namco was granted a general patent for providing an auxiliary game (like Galaxian) during a loading screen, meaning that kids across the planet have spent millions of combined hours staring at loading screens thanks to Namco