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TIL of Australian serial killer William MacDonald. When he left a victim under his shop and fled to another city police failed to link it to the other murders and assumed the rotting corpse was MacDonald, who was declared dead

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vxBj TIL that ‘boosting’ is a form of cheating in paralympics. Athletes with spinal cord injuries will do things like breaking bones (usually in toes), electric shocks (to feet/legs/scrotum/testicles), and more. This results in increased blood pressure which improves performance.
Y79RZ TIL About a man named Heshen who was known as the most corrupt official in Chinese history. After his death in 1799, his personal wealth was valued at $270 billion, or 15 years of Qing government revenues
j689p TIL that South Korea and North Korea played each other in a 2022 World Cup Qualifier football/soccer match in 2019. This match was played in Pyongyang, NK and ended in a 0-0 draw.
Z8QdG TIL around 3000 ethnic groups around the world use insects as a source of food. Insect eating is common in Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. 80% of the world's nations eat insects of 1000 to 2000 species. About 2 billion people worldwide regularly consume insects.
wLPP6 TIL that a 6 year old boy acknowledged by the Dalai Lama as the next "Panchen Lama", the 2nd highest Tibetan spiritual leader, was kidnapped by China in March 1995. He was replaced by the son of members of the Chinese Communist Party. China has not mentioned the boy since May 1995.