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TIL An eight year old boy in India is the worlds youngest known serial killer

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b9Pma TIL that in 1904 a British mission lead by Colonel Francis Younghusband killed 1,300 Tibetans in Gyangzê. This is omitted in every Western media statement about Tibetan independence from PRC.
neK8d TIL that two pieces of the same type of metal in space can fuse together seamlessly if they come into contact with each other. Since there is literally nothing between them, the pieces don't "know" that they're separate. This is called Cold Welding.
5YE5D TIL when former NFL safety Dave Duerson took his life he left a note that read, “Please see that my brain is given to the NFL’s brain bank.” He shot himself in the chest rather than his head so as to preserve his brain. Doctors confirmed that he was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
BlwK TIL that Robert Plant donated money to a radio station that promised to never play “Stairway to Heaven” again
OLoe TIL that German internet users have a 17-year-old meme where they pretend the town of Bielefeld (330,000) does not exist