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TIL that people go to restaurants to eat diseases for fun.

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OG6p6 TIL that 'Off the Derech' is an expression used to describe a departure from a Jewish lifestyle. A 2013 survey on American Jews found that 52% of Jewish adults who were raised Orthodox, were no longer Orthodox.
lOVN TIL that as of 2013 two hundred thousand (200,000) were interned in North Korea’s “Auschwitz-Like” concentration camps.
VMQPk TIL of Harold Wobber, a 47-year-old war veteran who committed suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. After his death, his suicide note was found and read: "I'm going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I won't jump."
VMVOZ TIL Agatha Christie's in-depth description of using Thallium to poison people in her novel, The Pale Horse, inspired several people to poison others in real life. In some instances, medical professionals who had read the book recognized the symptoms when others had not.
Y7Vkx TIL back in 2016, a millionaire announced he would bury his car for afterlife, with intention of creating attention and controversy. he revealed the stunt is about raising awarness to organ donations. "People bury things that are much more valuable then cars and nobody seems to care".