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TIL there's a monument in Kissimmee, Florida composed of 1,500 objects from all over the world, including the artist's remains

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0MWL TIL cultural baggage may cause plane crashes and mountain climbing disasters. In a study of 5,000 Himalayan expeditions, scientists found that Chinese alpinists, for instance, were more likely to die on the mountain than Austrians.
kLG4 TIL Isla Kock also known as the “The Bitch of Buchenwald” was a Nazi who was known for her sadistic abusive methods towards her prisoners in which she often killed them and had them skinned alive to use to make items such as Lamp Shades. The Purse she proudly carried around was made from human skin
E8Ko TIL USA police wont pursue fugatives if they escape from thier state, its documented to have happened over 100,000 times
N7bW6 TIL that Japan's rail workers use pointing-and-calling, a system of associating one’s tasks with physical movements and vocalizations to prevent errors. It is known to reduce workplace errors by up to 85 percent, according to one 1996 study.
kOodd TIL There are 5 temples in Kyoto, Japan that have blood stained ceilings. The ceilings are made from the floorboards of a castle where warriors killed themselves after a long hold-off against an army. To this day, you can still see the bloody outlines and footprints.