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TIL the US imports 11% of its oil from Saudi Arabia and 38% of its oil from Canada

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pkjN TIL that the deadliest school disaster in America took place in 1937, when a Texas elementary school exploded, killing 295 people
p84rA TIL about the marathon monks who run/walk a double olympic marathon (52.5 miles) each day for 100 consecutive days, in a quest for enlightenment.
p5kp TIL that BBC once trolled an internet troll (who sends vile abuse on memorial pages) by giving the man an unscheduled interview (the troll gave a very disrespectful interview.) BBC aired it with his name and location open and he received a lot of hate that he was forced to delete his account.
6ExbY TIL: The measles has a rare complication called Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis that occurs 6-15 years after the virus is caught. This complication causes brain swelling which leads to memory loss, change in personality, loss of body functions, uncontrollable spasming, and inevitably death.
1RjW TIL four hours after a pregnant woman was tried and hanged by the courts of the Spanish Inquisition, and while the body still hung by the neck, two dead infants were seen to fall free of the body.