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TIL of the Quebec Biker War between the Quebec Hells Angels and Rock Machine Motorcycle Clubs, which left 162 dead, 180+ injured, including 84 bombings and 130 cases of Arson

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nWn9r TIL about Germanwings Flight 9525 where the co-pilot locked himself alone in the cockpit and flew the plane into the mountains killing 6 crew members and all 144 passengers onboard.
l7BEG TIL that using yellow and red cards in football to signal a penalty for a player is a fairly recent invention considering the sports age. The first time this system was implemented was at the FIFA World Cup in 1970 in Mexico. In Germany, 2 yellow = 1 red card, was also only implemented only in 1991!
MenwK TIL when a serial killer broke into a woman's apartment, choked her roommate out & started choking her, she let her body go limp & pretended to pass out. While he was preparing to kill the roommate, she jumped of out a window & called for help. The roommate was saved & the serial killer got caught
WaPX TIL Spanking increases rates of childhood defiance and mental health issues. The study in question involves 50 years worth of research and more than 160,000 children
EgaoW TIL that Withania coagulans, an herbal flower used in traditional medicine for centuries, has been linked to cases of sudden anaphylaxis. Medical researchers are using the cautionary tale to highlight the dangers of using unregulated herbal remedies without clinical oversight.