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TIL allowing a patient to die or 'pulling the plug' is considered murder in Kenya. Dying patients must stay alive under palliative care.

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epge5 TIL: There’s a Strategy to Take Back Power from Billionaires Using Their Own System Against Them
XEr4R TIL that from 1953 to 1964, the CIA conducted completely uncontrolled tests involving drugging people who didn't know they were being drugged, then following and watching them without intervening.
kOgo5 TIL that the U.S military has been developing a sniper rifle that can be controlled with an Xbox 360 controller while being flown around by an autonomous drone.
0d61p TIL that heavy water tastes sweet
OoVNe TIL that the Maharaja(Indian King) of Jamnagar took in and agreed to look after 1000 orphaned Polish children — Jews and Catholics alike — who faced an uncertain future during World War II. The Maharaja told the children, “You may not have your parents, but I am your father now.”