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TIL Geraldo Rivera is largely responsible for the Satanic Ritual Abuse Panic of the late 1980’s

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OY97 TIL that in India, thousands of women each year die in “dowry deaths”, often by being doused with kerosene and set afire by husbands or in-laws.
wJ4P TIL in 2012 Germany agreed to provide compensation to a new category of Nazi victims — 80,000 Jews who fled ahead of the advancing German army and eventually resettled in the former Soviet Union. As of 2012, Germany has paid $89 billion in compensation overall for Nazi crimes since 1952.
QN9L9 TIL The Tower of Skulls stands as one of the planet's most bizarre monuments. Located in Serbia, it consists of over 900 human skulls. Constructed by the Ottoman Empire to intimidate Serbian rebels, it serves as a grim reminder of the empire's brutality.
Eggbx TIL Severe dehydration or dehydration of long duration typically takes 2 to 3 days to resolve with proper treatment.
R7kW6 TIL French neuroscientist Michel Jouvet disabled the mechanism in cats brains that inhibits movement during REM sleep. While sleeping the cats moved their heads, arched their backs, and stalked invisible prey.