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TIL that women are far more likely to kill people they know, and to do so by the stereotypical techniques (for women, at least) of poisoning and asphyxiation.

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Kn19 TIL The world’s first smartphone, Simon, was created 15 years before the iPhone
LQd9d TIL Zakia Khudadadi was the first Afghan female sportsperson to participate in an international sporting event after the Taliban takeover when she competed in the 2021 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. She publicly requested help in order to safely leave Afghanistan and take part at the Tokyo Paralympics
vPXWR TIL that wealthy farmers in 19th century Britain would commission exaggerated paintings of large livestock as a status symbol, that they were somehow superior to other livestock farmers and breeders.
0E95 TIL Michael Massee, the actor whose gun killed Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow, took a year off from acting after the accident and still has nightmares about it. “I don’t think you ever get over something like that,” he said.
OomDX TIL that a parking garage in Derby, UK was once listed by BBC Focus as one of the 10 most secure locations in the world, along with Fort Knox, Air Force One, and Area 51.