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TIL about Ans van Dijk, a Dutch Jewish woman who collaborated with the Nazis and whose actions are believed to have caused the deaths of 84 to 700 people.

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GAK5N TIL the Man-Eaters of Njombe were a pride of 15 lions that killed hundreds of people (perhaps as many as 1,500) between 1932-1947 in Tanzania. Unlike most lions, the Njombe pride did its killing in the afternoon, using the night hours to travel as far as 15 or 20 miles to an unsuspecting village.
J1n6m TIL the Intracostal Waterway is a 3,000 miles (4,800 km) federally maintained, navigable toll-free shipping route that runs along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts in the southern and eastern United States
9YMvQ TIL zip ties are color-coded to show their intended use. Black zip ties are resistant to UV radiation and made for outdoor use, blue zip ties are metal-detectable and used in the food industry, red zip ties have high resistance and are used in electronics, and white zip ties are general indoor use.
OoG74 TIL in Tanzania (East Africa), witch hunts have increased as albino deaths have jumped. Accused witches are burned alive.
pYwpQ TIL about the "Raines sandwich;" an inedible piece of "food" that served as a way to bypass prohibition laws.