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TIL Ex-Wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, has been accused of murder, torture, bribery, embezzlement and kidnapping, including that of a 14 yr old boy.

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y6pJ TIL that victorious Romans would have a slave to whisper in their ear “you are just a man” as they proceeded though the cheering crowds, to stop their egos transcending.
0dp0j TIL In 2012, a solar Coronal Mass Ejection that might have taken the world 4 to 10 years to recover from missed Earth by about 9 days
7Qwr TIL that rich people in China hire body doubles to serve their prison sentence
4XaDR TIL: Yosemite has two main valleys, Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy, but HH is flooded by a dam/reservoir built in 1923. John Muir and other environmentalists fought to block the dam and said of the valley’s spectacular beauty: “no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man.”
Bgaxx TIL that Steven Crowder, known for his conservative views, commentary, and being the man in the "change my mind" meme, voiced The Brain on on the PBS Kids show Arthur between 2000-2001.