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TIL the word of the year 2024 in Ukrain was "busification". Busification is a form of forced conscription where you're shoved into a van by conscription officers.

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wWBJ TIL one reason there are so many weird stories out of Florida is due to their transparency laws that allow the release crime details to the media immediately
8rRP TIL that The Joy of Painting host Bob Ross developed his quick-painting technique in order to sell paintings inside of old Alaskan gold panning tins on his lunch break. - “I used to go home at lunch and do a couple while I had my sandwich. I’d take them back that afternoon and sell them.”
jNagE TIL that Samuel Little was the most prolific American serial killer. He claimed to have killed as many as 93 women and the FBI has confirmed his involvement in at least 50 murders, the largest number of proven cases for any serial killer in US history.
5V95B TIL Belgium is the only country in the world that flies an unconstitutional flag. The flag should be red, yellow and black, but in practice the order is reversed. Nobody has bothered correcting the constitution.
xAno TIL civilians in a McDonald’s once seized control of a NASA satellite using old radio parts from eBay and a salvaged flat screen TV.