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TIL 9 patients in Austin Texas accounted for 2700 emergency room visits over a six year span costing tax payers 3 million dollars.

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e0Nj5 TIL that the Amish make rag dolls that don’t have faces because of the “no idols” commandment and that all people are equal in the eyes of God.
awl1Z TIL that Ted Bundy was offered a plea deal of 75 years in prison if he confessed to some of his murders, but he backed out at the last minute because accepting meant he had to admit to the world that he was guilty and "he just couldn't do it". He was later executed via the electric chair.
DQE0D TIL orcas can get dehydrated
4XJNJ TIL around 1800 BC, a king in Mesopotamia appointed a palace worker king for a short period of time to avoid a disaster that he was told was coming by an oracle. Near the end of the time, he died while eating soup and the worker ruled for 24 years.
xgZw TIL there is a square colloquially known as Chop Chop Square in Saudi Arabia. The square has built in drains for the executions they have every Friday after prayer.