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TIL one of the first uses of biological agents for murder was in Calcutta, 1933, when Benoyendra Pandey secretly injected Plague into his brother on a train station over a property dispute. He had a previously failed attempt using Tetanus laced spectacles

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LMDr TIL James Doohan (Star Trek’s Scotty) saved a fan from suicide. After receiving a suicide note, he convinced her to attend his next convention appearance. Later he discovered his encouragement had not only saved her life, but also inspired her to go back to school and become an electronics engineer.
5Yao9 TIL that India requires voting booths within 2 km of every registered voter. This means some poll workers trek for days through mountains and jungles to reach small, remote villages, sometimes for only a single registered voter.
LY0P TIL It takes 95% less energy to recycle aluminum than it does to make it from raw materials.
X0mKr TIL that the father of Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat and Fugazi singer) was in the presidential motorcade when JFK was assassinated
BgxOk TIL Ronald Reagan approved giving out 30 million pounds of government-owned cheese to struggling families, after the public found out about their gigantic hoard.