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TIL of Kuru, a rare lethal prion disease in humans - found only in cannibals that have eaten brains

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XrPD TIL that potentially 3.5 million people have been killed so far in North Korea as a result of famine, forced labor, executions, and concentration camps.
dKwK TIL slavery was nearly abolished in the USA in 1784, but the motion fell short by one vote
y86v TIL John Stockwell estimated over 6 million people had been killed due to CIA covert ops back in 1987.
R7D06 TIL: To combat the theft of trees around Christmas time, University of Nebraska-Lincoln used to spray their trees with fox urine. It freezes and has no odor outside, but thaws if taken indoors. The resultant smell is so rancid it is “eye-watering”.
dWVd TIL that an 18-year-old Florida girl is serving 2 years under house arrest for having a lesbian relationship with her 15-year-old girlfriend.