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TIL China has executed at least 14 Billionaires in 8 years between 2003 and 2011.

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MekNB TIL that the first man to survive a fall off of Niagara falls in a barrel died slipping on an orange peel
kyg1 TIL about the Rosenhan experiment, in which a Stanford psychologist and his associates faked hallucinations in order to be admitted to psychiatric hospitals. They then acted normally. All were forced to admit to having a mental illness and agree to take antipsychotic drugs in order to be released.
9YovX TIL that during WWII, in Norway, it was illegal to stand on the bus if there were seats available. This is because Norwegians often refused to sit beside Germans on the bus, which annoyed them so much that they made it illegal.
YgJZ TIL that tomorrow marks the 8000th day of the internet
rNn5d TIL that Jupiter's magnetic field has one big North Pole, and two South Poles, one located directly in the south, and one located in an isolated patch near equator.