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TIL that Matthew Broderick (famous for playing Ferris Bueller) killed two women circa 1987 with his car by turning into the wrong lane and colliding with them head on. They died instantly.

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VBwm0 TIL that in 1938 the Chinese government deliberately destroyed the dikes of the Yellow River in order to cause a flood with the aim of slowing the Imperial Japanese Army and in the process killed up to 900,000 Chinese civilians, created millions of refugees and destroyed thousands of villages
YpMXd TIL Some people are injecting CBD, and even using CBD SUPPOSITORIES. Apparently these are the two most efficient delivery mechanisms.
R7lvj TIL "Chocolate Poisoning" isn't just for dogs & cats. Humans can be poisoned by chocolate if they eat enough. The cause is a substance called Theobromine, found in chocolate, tea, and cola drinks. Dogs & cats metabolize it slowly which is why smaller doses are deadlier to them.
4j65 TIL that “The Rainbow Fish”, a children’s book meant to encourage sharing and giving, is criticized as “promoting Socialism”.
Br0bk TIL during the meltdown, Chernobyl electrician Oleksander Lelechenko saved his younger colleagues from radiation exposure by walking through radioactive water three times to effect emergency repairs alone. He died in Kiev hospital less than 2 weeks after the disaster