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TIL the Chinese government has forcefully harvested organs from roughly 65,000 political prisoners

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VMDl8 TIL of Margaret Corbin. When her husband went into battle in the American Revolution, she went along side him. When he was killed she took his post and was able to fire, clean and aim the cannon with great ease and speed.
099M TIL Queen Elizabeth is a Doctor Who fan
ANJLg TIL that the last space shuttle flight was in 2011 by the orbital Atlantis. The NASA program lasted 30 years with 135 flights.
R5xw TIL on the Indonesian island Tana Toraja, if a baby dies before he starts teething, the family cuts a hole in a tree and places the dead child inside. The tree regrows around the baby and absorbs it.
x6gDw TIL about the Amish community and their puppy mills. The Amish view their dogs as livestock and those that are bred are kept in unsanitary conditions with inadequate care. Dogs kept at these facilities get little to no veterinary care resulting in suffering and death.