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TIL Nearly 2 out of every 100 Swedish fathers are unknowingly raising children that are not theirs

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La6P TIL: The region that is now Pakistan shifted from Buddhism and Hinduism to Islam, largely due to mass forced conversions and persecution.
Z8414 TIL there is an underground landfill fire in St. Louis that is headed towards buried radioactive waste generated by the original U.S. atomic testings - All near residential neighborhoods.
695pJ TIL that Samuel Morse had high expectations of establishing himself as a professional artist. Disillusioned by failure, Morse ceased painting in 1837 at the age of forty-six, and devoted the last thirty-five years of his life to perfecting the electromagnetic telegraph.
a5bA TIL British spies used semen as invisible ink during WWI and this method was invented by Sir Mansfield Cumming
x6Ao TIL that a 17-year old girl survived a 10,000 feet fall from an airplane after it was struck by lightning and exploded. She landed in a jungle and kept herself alive with only candy and her dad’s advice.