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TIL that a father murdered 2 people after they ‘unfriended’ his daughter on Facebook.

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BgORL TIL that in 1943, Canadian legislation created a temporary extraterritorial space for the birth of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands. This ensured that Margriet was not born on foreign soil, which would have made her ineligible for the royal succession under the Constitution of the Netherlands.
4KWX TIL March 1993 blizzard dubbed the “Storm of the Century” affected more than 40% of the US population, killed 300 people, and caused 10 million to lose power, despite the fact that much of the media hesitated to broadcast the forecast due to the enormous numbers predicted by the weather models.
Xo0Q TIL that there is a small town in Venezuela, founded by German immigrants in 1843, that has maintained its authentic origin culture, including architecture, cuisine, and language, so much that it is known as ‘The Germany of the Caribbean’
goEA TIL that the movie “Escape from Tomorrow” was filmed in its entirety in Disney World, without Disney knowing about it. The actors read their scripts off of cell phones to keep themselves hidden.
ok8 TIL that in Peru villagers save up their greivences all year and have one massive public brawl on Christmas Day.