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TIL That between 1958-1961, China’s attempt to socialize the country and implement agricultural collectivization resulted in an estimated 18 million to 45 million deaths from famine and murder, a considerably higher number than even the Holocaust.

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5Pb8 TIL Sega was actually an American company that started in Hawaii and moved to Japan to distribute coin-operated jukeboxes, games, and slot machines to military installations.
XxWk TIL that Google will award $30M to the first privately funded teams to successfully 1) land a robot on the Moon, 2) navigate it for more than 500m on its surface, and 3) transmit back high-def videos and images of the feat. Countries like Brazil, Chile, India, Hungary have joined the competition.
KYN1J TIL baking soda is used to legally enhance performance. During intense exercise, the environment around the working muscles becomes acidic, leading to the unwanted "burning" sensation. Supplementing with baking soda helps buffer this acidity, allowing the muscles to sustain longer bouts of exercise.
bxpa TIL of Fatal Familial Insomnia, a very rare and incurable disease which destroys the patient’s ability to sleep. At the time of death some victims have been sleep-deprived for up to six months.
Nv9Q TIL that Scott Morrison, a physician, rated every single episode of House M.D. in terms of medical accuracy, from A to F