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TIL an Indian man was declared dead due to a greedy relative and a corrupt official. He won an Ignoble prize for his 19 year fight to reverse it.

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rAO4 TIL that Katrin Himmler, grandniece of SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, has NOT refused to have children to end her great-uncle’s “bloodline”, because she believes the idea of good or evil being passed through “bloodlines” is itself a reflection of Nazi ideology.
GAvN7 TIL Infants of high-BMI mothers may eat more enthusiastically, with more sucks per minute. Until age 2 there are no differences between infants of high-BMI (>30) and low-BMI (<20) mothers in terms of size, fatness and growth
aw7MN TIL at Norway's maximum-security Halden Prison, prisoners are paid 53 kroner ($9) per day to leave their cells, which are equipped with a video game console, mini-fridge, and a window with no bars. Guard stations are tiny and cramped to encourage them to interact with the prisoners.
d8a5B TIL that movie theater popcorn costs 1275% more than it is worth
0drjv TIL Confucius did not leave behind any written work. In his day, writing was not the most important means of communication and one of his most important ideas is that people need to think for themselves