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TIL about the Demon of Champawat. A female tiger in Nepal that killed over 400 people before being hunted and killed in 1907. She traveled as much as 20 miles a day in search of new victims and to evade pursuers.

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NoLQ TIL Charles Darwin married his first cousin Emma Wedgwood, before having 10 children, three of which died before the age of 11. This lead him to wonder whether close genetic matches had an impact on health, adding to his theory of evolution and the passing of traits to offspring.
gMMm9 TIL that due to being in the same room a psychiatrist's mental health patients became recommended friends to eachother on Facebook.
lodaN TIL of a device called Stentrode that functions as a brain–computer interface (BCI). It allows people with paralyzed or missing limbs to use their neural signals or thoughts to control computers and other devices. Human trials using the implanted device have begun.
YLgZ TIL that music preferences are strongly correlated with personality type, and that two of the most similar personality profiles are those of classical music fans and heavy metal fans.
wDY6 TIL that French people name their dog according to the year. An alphabet letter is allotted to each year (except K, Q, W, X, Y, Z); the dog’s name starts with the letter. So, if you know a dog’s name, you know its age.