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TIL that the most downvoted post of all time will make it into the 2020 guiness world record book.

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JY6k TIL 3 suicide bombers prematurely exploded because the bombs were set on daylight savings time.
b9B9N TIL a village in Mexico, besieged by crime and corruption, cleaned up by blockading the town from criminals and kicking out the mayor, police, and all political parties. Electioneering is banned. Now, the town is self-governed and policed, offers recycling services, and protects the local forests.
jnkj TIL that in the 1930s, parents used to keep their babies in cages on their windowsill in order to make sure they got enough air and sunshine in tall apartment buildings.
Wkpj8 TIL in 2009, a molecular biologist discovered a gene mutation that prevents fruitflies from getting drunk. She dubbed it "Happyhour". The same scientist had earlier identified mutations causing super-sensitivity and increased tolerance to alcohol, calling them "Cheapdate" & "Hangover", respectively.
kJ1l7 TIL that polar explorer Ernest Shackleton is buried in Grytviken, a settlement on the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Sea. The settlement has a population of 3, but is only occupied in the summer.