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TIL mass deaths due to the governmental acts of criminal omission and neglect is called Democide

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OlnY TIL that when the Pope addressed the European Parliament in 1988, the future Northern Irish first minister Rev. Ian Paisley interrupted by shouting “I denounce you as the Antichrist”. German MEP Otto von Habsburg, son of the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, responded by punching him in the face.
woLVE TIL there is over 1 million feral horses in Australia, they pose a danger to domestic livestock and road traffic to such a point they need regular culls. There were no Horses in Australia in 1788. From 1820 to 1860, the horse population in Australia increased from 3,969 to 431,525
PYyNL TIL Baileys was invented in 1973 by a South African man, David Gluckman, working for a London marketing agency designing drinks for an Irish company. The name was inspired by a local restaurant, Baileys Bistro.
OoZje TIL Kurds are the Closest Relatives of Jews "In 2001, a team of Israeli, German, and Indian scientists discovered that the majority of Jews around the world are closely related to the Kurdish people – more closely than they are to the Semitic-speaking Arabs or any other population that was tested."
Qyy6 TIL Certain high up influential people at wikipedia are are allegedly editing Wikipedia pages and facilitating front-page placement for their pay-for-play, publicity-seeking clients.