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TIL Feminine-named hurricanes (vs. masculine-named hurricanes) cause significantly more deaths, apparently because they lead to lower perceived risk and consequently less preparedness.

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d8KXj TIL during the SARS epidemic in 2004, a 45-year-old Taiwanese woman died from alcohol poisoning after immersing herself in a bathtub full of 40% alcohol for 12 hours, likely because she thought the alcohol would decontaminate her if she had been exposed to the virus.
nerZ9 TIL about Utsuro-Buno, a Japanese legend about an unknown object washing ashore in Hitachi in1803. Inside there was a young woman who spoke an unknown language and who was carrying a small box which she didn't let anyone touch.
Lkkw0 TIL of the Woylie, a small member of the Macropod family (Kangaroos, Wallabies etc). It's an adorable little creature that is sadly highly endangered right now though breeding efforts are underway worldwide.
5r1B TIL a man in Sweden was charged with child pornography and was convicted in the district court and in the court of appeal, for having drawn cartoon pictures of naked, underaged cartoon characters.
yQOjJ TIL of Julio Macias Gonzalez, a 17 year old from Mexico City, who died after his girlfriend gave him a hickey. The suction resulted in a blood clot, which traveled to his brain, causing a stroke.