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TIL A man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing and eating the last indochinease tiger in China

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BgpvD TIL that in the mid 1770s a group of English physicians took turns putting themselves into rooms that were heated up to 260F/127C to probe the limits of what temperatures humans can survive. Their research demonstrated the link between perspiration and heat regulation.
8OVL TIL all competitors in the Olympics get a participation medal.
OgD6 TIL that renowned neo-Nazi skinhead activist “Nicky Crane” had been secretly working as an amateur gay porn star whilst still a neo-Nazi activist…
jNPMX TIL that Steven Spielberg wanted to direct a James Bond film but was turned down by Eon Productions. When he told this to George Lucas, Lucas said he had a film that was just like it but even better. The story was about an archaeologist named Indiana.
neBVr TIL 46 BCE is the longest year in history, with 445 days.