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TIL a baby was born in 2005 with a conjoined head that had no body. The head could blink and smile.

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x69G7 TIL in Communist Romania natalist policies of Nicolae Ceaușescu led to 100k+ kids into Orphan Homes where they were Beaten, Starved, Drugged, tied to own beds and spent days in own urine and feces
XEnO8 TIL that US started a major effort to count arrest-related deaths between 2003-2011 employing a specialized team of statisticians with US Bureau of Justice Statistics. The program had to be terminated due to poor participation from the states and lack of funding.
yQRxJ TIL that the Finnish Civil War of 1918 was the deadliest civil conflict in the world in relation to the population until the Rwandan Genocide of 1994
16KK7 TIL of Conger Eels, some of the largest eels in the world which can grow to 6.5 feet or more and over 126 pounds (57 kilograms). They are predators, and have attacked humans before, including a diver in Ireland in 2013.
GYd7g TIL of the tragedy of Love Canal, NY a town that was meant to be a dream community but was built on a toxic waste dump. The government ignored helping the families suffering from birth defects and health issues until a group of activist moms kidnapped 2 EPA officials for a few hours.