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jp8E TIL- In 1948 a Japanese bank robber killed 12 bank employees by dressing as a doctor and requesting to inoculate them against dysentery. They complied and 10 died immediately due to cyanide poisoning. He took the equivalent of 720 dollars.
g9wA TIL Robert Damiens, who tried to kill Louis XV, had his hand burned with sulphur. Molten wax, molten lead, and boiling oil were poured into him. Then he was partially dismembered by harnessed horses and the executioner completed it with an axe. Then his still-living torso was burnt at the stake.
D1kjV TIL, medieval surgeons in England used complicated surgeries learnt from the Arabs including jaw-reconstruction
vGbr TIL Mattel filed a lawsuit against Aqua’s record claiming that their hit song “Barbie Girl” damaged their Barbie brand. After finding MCA Records not guilty, the Judge concluded his opinion by writing “The parties are advised to chill.”
MejBA TIL why we have a stronger urge to pee when closer to the toilet. From an early age, we're taught to associate the bathroom with peeing. So the closer we get to one, that programming, located deep in the rivers of the subconscious mind, activates the thought and the body acts.