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TIL TIL the Maori committed a mass genocide of New Zealand's second-largest indigenous group, the Moriori

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BKvL TIL that in China, a total of 55 crimes are punishable by death. Included in the list is everything from treason, robbery, rape, and cowardice.
VMAG4 TIL that Wes Craven was inspired to write "A Nightmare on Elm Street" after reading an article about a boy who died during a nightmare. The boy and his family had escaped the Cambodian Killing Fields, and the boy experienced nightmares so disturbing he would often stay awake for days at a time.
Z80Ea TIL that a man attempted to kidnap a woman on the street. She escaped and ran into a nearby martial arts dojo for safety. The assaulter pursued her inside. Shortly after he was carried out on a stretcher and left in an ambulance.
nWKXb TIL the design of large Victorian-era glasshouses takes its cue from the waterlily's huge leaves. Joseph Paxton tested his idea by standing his daughter on a floating leaf, and then went on to build the 1,851 feet (564 m) long, 128 feet (39 m) high Crystal Palace using the same principle
yDYe TIL that Sergei Prokofiev’s funeral cascet was covered with hand drawn flowers, because there was an order that all the flowers from florists should go to Joseph Stalin’s funeral. Only 40 people attended Prokofiev’s funeral.