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TIL that the Amish community attacked during the West Nickel Mines School massacre was quick to forgive. They consoled the shooter’s father and widow, as well as set a charitable fund for his children.

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Pake TIL that Martha Stewart’s prison nickname was M. Diddy
R5re6 TIL about an Australian jellyfish that causes Irukandji syndrome: excruciating muscle cramps, severe pain in the back and kidneys, a burning sensation of the skin and face, headaches, nausea, restlessness, sweating, vomiting, and psychological phenomena such as the feeling of impending doom.
rN9Xw TIL after the death of Bruce Lee in 1973, film industries in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea raced to find his replacement in order to build off of his legacy. This period, later known as 'Bruceploitation', would feature actors with screen names like Bruce Li, Bruce Lai, Brute Lee, etc.
0wQmN TIL Despite publishing vast quantities of literature only three Mayan books exist today due to the Spanish ordering all Mayan books and libraries to be destroyed for being, "lies of the devil."
rgBd TIL there’s a pit in Russia so wide and deep helicopters can’t fly over it, and it can be seen from space.