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TIL that there is a disaster scenario where North Korea starts blasting satellites out of the air just out of spite, ruining communications for the entire world

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5VDD TIL that the Indian military has decided to use the world’s hottest chili (ghost chili) as a weapon
69l0Y TIL a Thai woman died slipping on mud and grabbing a live wire—and her sister was electrocuted the same way showing how it happened at her funeral.
GYBkQ TIL about The Devil's Bible - It is the largest illuminated bible still existing in the world and in fact the largest known medievil manuscript. It has a curious full-page image of the devil himself.
yV5Pv TIL After Losing the Civil War, the Vice-President of the Confederacy, Alexander H. Stephens, was elected to the U.S. Senate, House, and was Governor of Georgia until 1883
GY9d1 TIL that dolphins get high off puffer fish by holding the fish in their mouths and passing it around between them, causing the fish to release defense toxins which are euphoric in low doses. After they get high, they let the puffer fish go.