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TIL in Iraq in 2012 over 14 teens were stoned to death for being emo

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Qya6 TIL Brad Pitt was on Jackass, twice.
kkbm TIL: The only notable person known to have both been born and died on February 29 was Sir James Wilson (1812–1880), Premier of Tasmania
4XMob TIL that the most effective sniper in WWI was a Canadian First Nations soldier named Francis Pegahmagabow who killed 378 Germans soldiers and captured 300 more.
axbL TIL that sumo wrestlers of the lowest ranks must always wear wooden sandals in public. The clacking sound of their footsteps is a reminder to improve their skills.
oRPyA TIL when identical twins procreate with unrelated partners, their offspring will be cousins who are as genetically similar as half-siblings