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TIL there’s a guy up Hitler’s/Stalin’s/Mao’s alley nobody ever talks about that killed 10 million people (Leopold the 2nd of Belgium)

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oBnZY TIL the term “100-year flood” doesn’t mean a flood that happens once in a hundred years. It’s actually a flood that has 1% chance of happening within a single year.
OGZd4 TIL: Many states allows your dog to be a witness at your wedding. Some states allow the dog to also officiate your wedding with a paw print.
pYNJe TIL there is a gene (ABCC11) possessed by a large portion of East Asians that not only gives them dry earwax, but also prevents them from developing body odor.
0ypM TIL: in 2008 Mississippi, a lady attempted to sell her granddaughter for $2,000 and a car. Police could not charge her or her daughter, the child’s mother, with selling the child because in Mississippi, the practice is legal.