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Today I learned about Zura Karuhimbi, a 'witch' who saved over 100 people during the Rwandan genocide because attackers believed she possessed magical powers.

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NXXk1 TIL that Legio V Macedonica was the longest-lived Roman legion. It was established in 43 BC by Octavian and existed for 680 years until it was destroyed during the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 7th century AD
XEwG8 TIL - Tigers have striped skin not just striped fur. The stripes are like fingerprints and no two tigers have the same pattern.
QbK9 TIL that a “double blind” study means that both the patient AND the researcher don’t know who the control group is and which option the placebo is.
e0Mgn TIL that most of the tree is literally dead wood.
OoLm4 TIL in 1945 the worst maritime disaster ever happened when the MV Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk by Soviet torpedos. The ship was attempting to cross the Baltic sea to evacuate fleeing Germans. While the total death count is not known, it is estimated at nearly 9,000