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TIL An American woman sent her adopted Russian Orphan back on a plane to Russia with a note saying “I no longer wish to parent this child”.

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N7MBM TIL in their 2002 World Cup qualifying match against Australia, American Samoa had 19 players out because of passport issues and the under-20 team replacements unavailable due to school exams. As a result they only fielded one regular player and lost 31-0.
5YRAr TIL the "golden spike" the last spike hammered into the transcontinental railroad, was immediately removed and given to railroad baron Leland Stanford who put on display in Palo Alto, California.
YjlZ TIL an Indian farmer discovered he had been declared legally dead when he tried to apply for a bank loan, then spent 19 years trying to prove to the government he was actually alive.
je1Q TIL scientist invented an electronic cockroach that was able to comunicate with real roaches and influence them
OLwR TIL that in 2004, after not getting justice in court, 200 victims lynched their alleged rapist in the courthouse by stabbing him over 70 times, throwing rocks and chilli powder at his face and hacking off his penis. All of the women claimed responsibility for the lynching.