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TIL that in 1691, a Swedish farmhand was executed for having sexual intercourse with a mountain-nymph

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GYK6E TIL about a hip hop duo called Milli Vanilli, whose vocals were entirely recorded by other people. In 1990, the group won a Grammy for Best New Artist but had it revoked after the truth was uncovered. The frontmen of the duo later said that they were duped into the hoax by their producer.
GAvp5 TIL China does not recognize international time zones within its borders. The entire country uses China Standard Time which is aligned to Beijing Time
b9eQa TIL humans used to sleep in two shifts. The first sleep of four hours began about two hours after dusk. It is then followed by a waking period of one or two hours where they performed some work, a hobby, relaxation, or sex. And finally, a second sleep followed that lasted until dawn.
KONra TIL the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster could have been even more catastrophic, but 2000 workers at the sister Fukushima II Plant succeeded in stabilizing their reactors and achieving cold shut down.
d8OJZ TIL ancient Romans used to eat hallucinogenic fish at parties to get high.