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TIL Conjoined twins Masha and Dasha were opposites. Masha was a cruel, domineering "psychopath" who was "emotionally abusive" to her caring, empath sister who remained gentle and kind and longed for a normal life. Dasha considered separation surgery while Masha refused

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46Yb TIL that despite his illegal and often homicidal tendencies, Al Capone set up multiple soup kitchens for those in need following the Stock Market crash in 1929.
OodV1 TIL that Stephen King threatened bookstore chain B. Dalton with a recall of all his books if they didn't put Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' back on sale.
VMQJk TIL Liechtenstein started WWII with an army of 80 men, and came back with 81 after meeting an Italian dude in the mountains
ZpelR TIL Gold is actually older than Earth itself! Gold we find on our planet is remnants of supernovas that occurred around 5 billion years ago, long before Earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. So, the gold in our jewelries are actually older than the planet we live on.
GY8x4 TIL that when Dune (1984) was originally released in theaters, some locations gave out “cheat sheets” for people confused with the terminology of the Dune universe.