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TIL that in Cuba a person can get more jail time for killing a cow (10 years in prison) than killing a human and that eaters of illegal beef can get three months to one year in prison

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OGkGg TIL that doctors a hundred years ago used to withhold informing the patient of their serious condition, even including if the patient was dying
kJPPe TIL that there's a mind-altering parasite that live inside cats and can infect humans through their feces that make you more entrepreneurial and prone to taking risks. And at least a third of the world population is infected.
OoG46 TIL The largest group of bad science adherents in the world are those who utilize traditional Chinese medicine
XrbE TIL The first man to finish the 1904 Olympics marathon rode in a car most of the way. The winner was carried across the finish line after ingesting poison. Fourth place took a nap en route. One of the two first black Olympians came in ninth after being chased a mile off course by wild dogs.
PYRNL TIL that a small town in Louisiana had the area code “666” for phone numbers, until enough residents complained about the reference to the devil that they finally decided to change it in 2007.