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TIL that from 1746 until the precedent was overturned in 1996, English law considered bagpipes not a musical instrument, but a weapon of war.

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WkYe8 TIL that Hauska Castle has been constructed over a large hole in the ground that is allegedly a “gateway to Hell”. Legend has it that when construction began in the castle, all of the inmates that were sentenced to death were offered a pardon if they consented to be lowered by rope into the hole.
awB1A TIL of the micromort, a unit of risk defined as one one-in-a-million chance of death. Travelling 10km on a bike, 400km in a car, and 10,000km via jet all expose you to 1 μmt of risk. Simply existing at age 90 exposes you to 300 μmt a day.
5YyAB TIL that between 1967 and 1989 East Germany sent a massive amount of arms to ANYONE at war with Israel - to the tune of three quarters of a million Klashnikovs, 120 MiG fighters, 180,000 anti-personell mines, 235,000 grenades; 25,000 RPG launchers; and 25 million cartridges of varying sizes.
kJZn4 TIL about Spring-heeled Jack, a mysterious figure from Victorian England known for his terrifying attacks, superhuman agility, and ability to breathe blue flames.
AN7PB TIL: There is a myth about Korean Virgin Ghosts which are formed when an unmarried women dies. They haunt newly married couples. If you get possessed by one, you'd harbor strong resentment and are unmarriable. Virgin ghosts are counteracted by phallic shrines, dolls, and burying them upside down.