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TIL the US government poisoned industrial alcohol during Prohibition, leading to the deaths of around 10,000 people.

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xVEPb TIL the larger a bee hive grows, the more efficient it becomes. A hive containing 30,000 bees produces 150% more honey than two hives of 15,000.
DQV5j TIL about Jediism, a belief system inspired by Star Wars, which is officially recognized as a religion in some countries, including the UK, where thousands listed "Jedi" as their religion on the 2001 census. Jediism focuses on mindfulness, self-improvement, and living harmoniously with the Force.
yOEl TIL that in 1979 a 16 yr old girl shot up an elementary school in San Diego. The reason for the shooting “I don’t like Mondays”.
RpD6 TIL China returns all illegal immigrants from North Korea which usually imprisons them in a short term facility. Women who are suspected of being impregnated by Chinese fathers are subjected to forced abortions; babies born alive are killed, sometimes by exposure or being buried alive.
mO9E TIL Human beings are the only primates whose numbers are not in decline