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TIL there are 17,000 fewer child deaths per day compared to 1990

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XGok TIL that in South Carolina, the maximum sentence for beating your dog is longer than the max sentence for beating your wife.
oRxDK TIL That the Last Emperor of China was, after being deposed, forced to work as a street sweeper in Beijing. On his first day, he got lost and asked for help by telling strangers “I'm Puyi, the last Emperor of the Qing dynasty. I'm staying with relatives and can't find my way home”
WkAW8 TIL that there is a shanytown on the edge of Seoul's affluent Gangnam District, created by people evicted from houses in low-income areas demolished prior to the 1988 Olympics, who came there as their last refuge. It has 2500-4000 residents, mostly impoverished elderly, living in shacks and trailers
9YeDG TIL of a £4m art heist Manchester in 2003 , including a Van Gogh painting. It is believed the culprit tipped off the police and revealed the location of the stolen artwork. Stating that his intentions were not to steal , but to highlight woeful security.
OG5kL TIL Julius Caesar was believed to have almost superhuman multitasking skills, and was effective at reading, writing and dictating (or listening) simultaneously.