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TIL about Daf Yomi (Hebrew for "page of the day"), an international program in which people read one page of the Babylonian Talmud every day. It began in 1920 and it takes 7 1/2 years to complete one reading. Today there are daily podcasts and online forums dedicated to that day's reading

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ADnEo TIL of the doomed 1936 Eiger north face expedition. One climber died during a training climb and half the expedition left. Of the four climbers who remained, two fell during an avalanche, climbing rope wrapped around the neck of another, and the last froze to death inches from his rescuers.
wLrpo TIL of the Felony Murder Doctrine, where any killing that occurs in the course of a dangerous felony can be charged against the felon as first-degree murder. This can lead to strange results. If you rob a store with your brother and he is shot by the clerk, you can be charged with his murder.
R5kaj TIL English rock band "The Verve" were required to relinquish 100% of their royalties from their hit "Bittersweet Symphony" for using a sample of Andrew Oldham Orchestra's recording of "The Last Time," itself a rendition of The Rolling Stones song of the same name.
yQKXX TIL that Insulin is the 6th most expensive liquid in the world at $9,400 per gallon with prices expected to rise in the future.
W7dWB TIL: Chedipe is a vulgar, undressed, Indian witch vampire who rides on a tiger at night, casts a spell to enter your home, and then sucks men's blood through their toes. Sometimes, if the man is married, she sleeps with him in order to cause marital strife as she feeds off pain and sadness.