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TIL no deaths are necessary for the crime of genocide to have been committed.

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dAB7 TIL that there is a nonprofit organization called Kiva where you can lend $25 to people around the world, for example women entrepreneurs in underdeveloped countries, to help them. You get the money back after a while, and the organization takes no cut.
p87MO TIL That in 1978 a pilot disappeared during a UFO encounter. His final transmission was, "That strange aircraft is hovering on top of me again...it's not an aircraft
yQaZJ TIL that Alex Trebek and Jesse Ventura guest starred on an episode of the X-Files as The Men in Black.
V5Ep TIL that Daddy Longlegs have been around for at least 400 million years, barely changing, and predate the dinosaurs.
VBpa0 TIL although the Sovereign Military Order of Malta has no territory, it is often considered a sovereign entity of international law, issuing passports, money and postal stamps