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TIL venomous snakes such as rattlesnakes are used in religious ceremonies in the US, resulting in multiple deaths

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LQYg0 TIL that in 1625, after an armed uprising in upper austria, the 36 suspected ringleaders were forced to roll dices in pairs and the loosers were hung. 18 were pardoned including 2 who lost the dice game.
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X0wr TIL: British spies used to pretend to be stupid, absentminded, tourists. Hiding sketches of military installations in the drawings of butterflies and rock striations.
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