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TIL Chicago has almost as many homicides as the whole of the UK - but the population of Chicago is only that of Manchester.

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WkAb4 TIL about Kuru. a terrifying disease caused by eating human brains. Villages in Papua NG ate brains of the dead as an act of love and twisted brain proteins caused trembling and “the laughing death”. People die within 2-4 months.
e0vYb TIL that in 1968 the french author and résistance hero Romain Gary challenged Clint Eastwood to a duel after he learned that Eastwood had an affair with his wife, the actress Jean Seberg
m1YMM TIL that Vince Guaraldi, the jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip, including their signature melody "Linus and Lucy" was a friend of the Grateful Dead, was on one of their album covers, and even sat in with the band.
LQpwQ TIL many analyst believe Disney will be purchased by Apple in the next 3 years.
LQA50 TIL of Mal Meninga, whose political career lasted only 28 seconds