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TIL that the Iranian government can, and will, sentence its citizens to the death penalty if they decide to change their religion from Islam

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woP41 TIL That the slot in slot in the back of medicine cabinets in older homes was to dispose of used flat razor blades and fall down into the wall
lJbN TIL that the reason the 1918 Flu Epidemic is called The Spanish Flu is because Spain was one of the few countries where the government didn’t censor the actual death tolls. This made people think Spain had been hit especially hard.
9w716 TIL that Iranian military arrested 14 squirrels for spying
JYro4 TIL the shape of Spaghetti-Os is actually a real type of pasta. It's not just an American invention. Its true name is Anelli and it's a traditional pasta variety. It even has a holiday on December 11th called National Noodle Ring Day.
KOEZw TIL Dasrath Manjhi spent 1960 to 1982 chiseling away at a mountain, without anyone assisting him, to create a new road which shortened the driving distance to his village by 40 km. He was motivated by the fact that his wife died from being unable to get to a hospital in time.