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TIL that Pre-Columbian cultures, in particular Mesoamerican and South American cultures practiced Human Sacrifice. While the exact ideologies behind Child sacrifice are unknown but it is often thought to have been performed in order to placate certain gods.

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Mejy0 TIL it is not difficult to get a flag that flew over the US Capitol- Workers raise about 200 to 500 flags a day on the three designated poles for about 30 seconds each to fly over 100,000 flags a year. 10,000 were flown on July 4, 1976, alone for the US Bicentennial.
W4LX TIL of Genie Wiley who was kept as socially isolated as possible by her father for the first 13 years of her life. She was studied extensively after her release, helping further psychological and linguistic science.
kOa1 TIL Doctors have observed that winning an Academy Award increases the life expectancy of actors and actresses.
mbAO TIL killing a panda can result in the death penalty in China
woGJo TIL in a group of 23 randomly selected people there is a 50% chance that at least two of them have the same birthday