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TIL of Udre Udre, a Fijian Islander who was the most prolific cannibal in the world with over 872 victims in his lifetime.

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4X1Xw TIL of Project Pigeon, in which American behaviorist B.F. Skinner attempted to develop a pigeon-controlled guided bomb during World War II.
LQVdV TIL that gravitational waves have a frequency conveniently within the range of human hearing. This is the sound of two black holes spiraling into one another, echoing through the universe for billions of years
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6ZGX TIL Of a recent group of parents who are actively trying to cure their childrens’ autism with daily bleach enemas and ingestion
m1WdM TIL that stainless steel does rust, and the likelihood of corrosion depends on the chromium content of the stainless steel.