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TIL Pyramids were actually built by paid workers, rather than the slaves

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QdnX TIL of the Holodomor, an attempted genocide with a death toll surpassing that of the Holocaust. Between 1932-1933 Stalin purposely starved up to 7,000,000 Ukrainians.
XEO0k TIL A medical research team in the United States attempted to set up extensive research into the effects of steroids on weightlifters and throwers, only to discover that there were so few who weren't taking them that they couldn't establish any worthwhile comparisons.
eyBg TIL a company, Caroline’s Cart, makes shopping carts for parents of children with special needs so they don’t have to push a cart and wheelchair at the same time.
kVrW TIL Charles Rigoulot a french weightlifter was jailed for hitting a Nazi gaurd, but broke out of his jail cell by bending the bars. He allowed other prisoners to escape as well. Then beat the guard who jailed him.
dmAj TIL that the Skype was initially named as “Sky peer-to-peer”, which was then abbreviated to “Skyper”.