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TIL that when holocaust survivors were given candy/food by the allied troops upon liberation, many died on the spot (or soon after) due to re-feeding syndrome

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ANWLa TIL: Aaron Burr head a conspiracy to secede from the Union in the early 18th century. In the final months he would be outed by general Wilkinson who was a Co-conspirator with a history of treason.
al80 TIL: Female students in China outperform men to such an extent that some universities have introduced a “male quota.”
LQpKr TIL that the woman in the epic and wonderful music video "The Box" (1996) by Orbital , is played by none other than the fantastic, the wonderful and supremely talented Tilda Swinton.
R7JY4 TIL that Dolly Parton, as a child slept in a urine soaked bed with several siblings, going on to add in this 1986 interview: “I’ve been aware of sex all my life. I enjoy sex, yeah all my life. Well I mean I got six brothers and cousins and you know all the sisters, kids are curious”
Bro6d TIL: A statue in Odessa, Ukraine of Vladimir Lennon is being given a sci-fi twist converting it to a statue of Darth vader