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TIL King Leopold of Belgium had between 1-15 million Congolese people murdered while he exploited their area for rubber

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Z9y4 TIL the theme song from “Rocko’s Modern Life” was by The B-52s
l7xnr TIL Mouthbreathing makes your teeth crooked
wn6J TIL there was a guy in Korea named Sim Jae-duck. He started the World Toilet Association. His goal was to make public restrooms better for everyone. His house was even shaped like a toilet and was turned into a museum after his death.
J1jl1 TIL in 2018, a middle school in Dallas organized an event called “Breakfast with Dads,” but saw that not all of the students have fathers or father figures to attend the event with. So, they put up a post on Facebook seeking around 50 volunteers. On the day of the event, 600 men showed up to help.
167RV TIL that the domestic animals of the Faroe Islands are a result of 1200 years of isolated breeding. As a result, many of the islands' domestic animals are found nowhere else in the world.