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TIL 80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive WWII

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6Ej5W TIL in the Jainism religion of India, they don't even eat root vegetables like potatoes and garlic, because by using the root you are killing the plant as it can not grow again.
R7W5l TIL that the oldest song in the world was written 3,400 years ago, based on a ‘sheet’ of music which was discovered in the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit.
epWyD TIL about Strappado a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and the victim is suspended by a rope attached to the wrists, typically resulting in dislocated shoulders.
1al8D TIL : PABLO ESCOBAR'S son says his father "Worked for the CIA selling cocaine"; (The CIA) “were practically his partners,” which allowed Escobar to defy the law, and gave him nearly the same power as a government.; Escobar smuggled 15 Tonnes a day into the USA, Making $420 Million per week.
Oov74 TIL Wings (1927), not Top Gun, was one of the first collaborations with the DoD (War Department) and Hollywood.