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TIL that the first Australian woman to be sentenced to life without parole stabbed her partner, skinned him and then tried to feed him to his children.

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e06Yn TIL an object known as the Utsuro-bune, meaning "hollow boat" in Japanese, containing a young woman who did not speak Japanese washed up on the shore of Japan in 1803. The woman had red hair, wore clothes of strange fabrics, and held a box she did not allow anyone else to touch.
XE7rR TIL The pope cannot be an organ donor despite having a donor card, because his body belongs to the church.
Br9RW TIL The wholesome image of Santa that we know today was actually shaped by Coca Cola for an advertising campaign. Before that, Santa was depicted as everything from a tall gaunt man to a spooky-looking elf.
Wk1aX TIL that even though they shared the role of Michelle Tanner on "Full House" for almost eight years, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen aren't identical twins. They're fraternal twins.
GLx7 TIL that less than 1% of Sweden’s trash ends up in landfills