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TIL the 1998 World Cup draw was rigged

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M7xn8 TIL: People with severe mental illness are no more likely to engage in violent behavior than the general population, but are more likely to be the victims of violence themselves
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Z8Xvp TIL that Isaac Newton studied alchemy, tried to put all the world's religious histories together into one timeline, thought Atlantis was real, associated with secret societies like the Freemasons, and predicted the end of the world in 2060.
7yrZ TIL The number of firearms deaths of police officers fell 33 percent in 2013 and was the lowest since 1887.
gYdy TIL the Groom of the Stool, the English monarch’s royal toilet attendant, was considered one of the most powerful positions in court because of all the secrets the monarch would share. Eventually holders of the position were also put in charge of royal finances.