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1aD7 TIL Belgian King Leopold II killed around 10 million people in 40 years and most of the world doesn’t even know it happened.
8KdP TIL that Martian Manhunter is the only founding member of the Justice League who wasn’t created in the Golden Age of Comic Books.
xVRr0 TIL that silica gel packets aren't poisonous. They are labeled "do not eat" because they are a choking hazard.
6EVDm TIL that 844 people died aboard the SS Eastland because it had too MANY lifeboats. After the Titanic disaster, Congress passed laws requiring more lifeboats. This made the SS Eastland too top-heavy, and in 1915, it capsized before even leaving the dock.
Ooe64 TIL: Since 1945, all British tanks have been equipped with boiling vessels allowing them to make tea.