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TIL China harvests organs from political prisoners and, consequentially, has the world’s shortest wait time for organ transplants

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9YD0p TIL NFL player Pat Tillman joined the army after 9/11 but became opposed to the war while oversees. He was then killed by a soldier standing less than 10 yards from him during friendly fire. His unit then burned his journal and the army lied to his family, claiming he'd been killed by the enemy.
XoKr TIL that Mt. Fuji should have erupted two years ago, and will likely erupt by 2015.
16OYD TIL some states in India pay policemen to keep mustaches to appear more intimidating
xxmo TIL The poem “First they came” was actually written by a repentant Nazi supporter who wound up in a concentration camp himself. While his poem is usually taken as a warning about political apathy, it can also be taken as a warning against the dangers of divisive politics.
Rye9 TIL that scientists found a daddy longlegs fossil trapped in amber that has kept an erection for 99 million years