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TIL that the 1947 Belgian census was so controversial that it resulted in the discontinuing of language censuses in Belgium. Since 1961 there has been no official information on Belgian language knowledge or use.

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8eG8a TIL that the Brazilian jumping spiders bite can cause severe pain, problems with the heart and breathing but also a penile erection that lasts for several hours, and in some cases death.
VxGk TIL Spain’s first documented serial killer, Manuel Romasanta, was raised a GIRL till he was SIX because his parents though he was a female.
awjNL TIL Two of The Most Ripped Boxers in Tyson and Jones Did Not Lift Weights
AN7Za TIL Rudy Eugene, the attacker in the 2012 “zombie/bath salts” case, didn’t actually have bath salts in his system and it is still unclear why he attacked the victim that day.
D1xgJ TIL that the videogame publisher Bethesda offered the makers of Fallout New Vegas a 1 Million dollar bonus if the game scored a review of 85 or higher on Metacritic- the game released and got an 84, and no bonus was given.