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TIL Iqbal Masih was a child laborer in Pakistan who escaped twice and became an advocate against the practice before being assassinated at the age of 12.

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KY8xB TIL that the OSS (the precursor to the CIA) had a psychological report of Hitler made by psychologist Walter C. Langer between 1943 - 1944. It is most notable for making several accurate predictions on Hitler's future, including his attempted assassination, his refusal to surrender, and his suicide.
XEkAD TIL that after 9/11, Martin Scorcese was pressured to remove the Twin Towers seen in the ending of the 2002 movie "Gangs Of New York". Scorsese chose to keep the scene in, saying that "The people in the film ... were part of the creation of that skyline, not the destruction of it."
x6EPg TIL: There is a real life "Death Note", where Japanese women wish how and why they want their spouse’s to die.
rN4Ax TIL A man serving life in prison for the murder of his mother became the second highest-rated chess player in the US by obtaining USCF membership for other inmates and playing tournaments against them.
nWB7 TIL Mount Everest may be the tallest mountain in the world, but Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is the furthest away from the centre of the earth