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TIL that the man behind goatse died during surgery after he tried to shove a volleyball up his anus.

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0w001 TIL Most people have a tendency to underestimate the severity of potential punishments, which can make it difficult to effectively deter crimes
AlYa TIL that in WWII just 1.6% of the US Navy (submarines) sunk 55% of the Japanese fleet.(Crossposted from r/CredibleDefense)
gMXbA TIL that the creator of Scooby Doo, Iwao Takamoto, learned to animate from fellow prisoners while incarcerated in the Manzinar internment camp for Japanese-Americans during WWII.
6EJJX TIL in 1996, a 'fan' of serial killer Richard Ramirez married him in prison. However, she broke up with him in 2009 when DNA evidence showed that, in addition to the 13 adults he murdered, he also killed a 9-year-old girl.
R5aKl TIL that in 1905 President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to ban American Football after 19 college students died that year playing the game. In response, 62 colleges and universities met in New York City to discuss rule changes, where they formed the athletic association that would become the NCAA.