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TIL of “double-hit" cases in China, where drivers who hit pedestrians will intentionally run over them again until they are killed in order to avoid paying for their lifetime medical bills.

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erRn TIL that Laika, a dog and the first living organsm in space, was not brought back to earth, and died in space
GXb1 TIL: Urine on a jelly fish sting doesn’t do any good. It’s better to splash the stung area with salt water.
EJJX TIL the Vikings had swords marked with “Ulfbehrt” using high carbon “crucible steel” not made again until the Industrial Revolution, 800 years later. Maker history is yet unknown.
WJb9 TIL Billionaire from Pakistan, Owner of Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C spent his first night in a $2/night room at the University Y-YMCA, and his first job was washing dishes for $1.20 an hour.
ypPv TIL: 271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book