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TIL that Bethlem Royal Hospital was originally a shelter for the poor and accommodation for visiting clergy, before becoming the madhouse nicknamed "Bedlam", and is still a functioning NHS psychiatric hospital

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4XpBa TIL there was a heatwave in Russia back in 2010 that killed 55,736 people, with 700 people dying in Moscow every day
8aAAG TIL that after losing a son to drug-related suicide, Carroll O'Connor publicly outed his son's dealer, and pushed for a law allowing families and employers to sue drug dealers to recover losses and costs of drug treatment
yQkoM TIL the Dutch have been artificially expanding/reclaiming their land since the 1300's
P8ge TIL: The name of Australia’s capital, Canberra, is derived from an indigenous word “nganbra,” which means the space between a woman’s breasts.
YpoDd TIL an underwater icicle, AKA brinicle or "finger of death", kills everything in its path. The water freezes in an icy sheath around it & a web of ice forms that kills everything it touches, including sea urchins and starfish, by encasing it in a tube of ice.