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TIL that more than 536 people have been in space so far but only 3 people have been to the deepest part of the ocean.

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oB0AE TIL: As of 2012 there is still an active witch hunting unit in Saudi Arabia. In 2009, 118 people were charged with witchcraft and by 2011 there were 9 bureaus in the country to combat sorcery. The US has been accused of having sorcerers.
VGLB TIL JK Rowling’s parents met on a train from King’s Cross Station in 1964. Rowling used King’s Cross as a gateway into the Wizarding World.
E1WMP TIL some fruits like pineapple, papaya, and mango can't be used fresh in Jello because they contain enzymes called proteases, which break down collagen proteins and prevent gelatin from setting. Cooking the fruit first inactivates the enzymes.
X09Wr TIL that Paris’ executioner from 1840-1847 hated his job and developed expensive vices to cope with it. To earn more money, he would charge people to watch him guillotine a sheep; he later pawned the guillotine and planned to switch to an axe. The government bought the guillotine back and fired him.
7rnmZ TIL In 1917, owners of the Phelps Dodge mining company kidnapped 1,300 striking mineworkers in Bisbee, Arizona, their supporters and bystanders, deported them via a 16 hour train ride across the desert with no food and little water and told them never to come back.