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TIL that Dr Harold Shipman is believed to have murdered so many of his patients that his trial, where he was charged with the murder of 15 people, investigated only 5% of his speculated victims.

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apgy TIL that in the greeks myths there was the Unknown God, a placeholder for those gods yet unknown to the ancient greeks .
m1PPR TIL that human beings are very close to having a neutral buoyancy in water. The makeup of each individual determinants whether they sink or float.
0wx6N TIL hoatzins are the only birds born with claws on their wings, a trait exhibited in dinosaurs like archaeopteryxes.
neMOb TIL African Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates of colorectal cancer of any ethnic group in the United States
4jwo TIL When Alexander the Great was invading India he learnt of a Brahmin who lived in the woods. He visited him and the Brahmin replied, “You will soon be dead, and then you will own just as much of this earth as will suffice to bury you”. Alexander approved of this sentiment and left him in peace.