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TIL: The Manhattan Project considered poisoning Germany's food supply with radioactive strontium-90

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wopBJ TIL during the age of sail if a group was stranded without food it was customary to kill and eat a member of the group, with the victim determined by lot. The practice was largely ended via a legal decision in 1884.
VyjG TIL Bob Dylan has been on a tour since 1988. Aptly named, The “Never Ending Tour” has had over 2,700 shows around the world, almost 100 per year for 28 years straight.
XEa7r TIL about the scandal involving "Tri-State Crematory" in Georgia. In 2002, it was revealed that the owner would just dump the corpses all over his ranch instead of cremating them. Investigators found over 300 decomposing bodies on his property.
P10Nw TIL that in 1950's and 60's the Canadian government, military and the RCMP used a device called "the fruit machine" to attempt to identify homosexual men in the public service. Subjects were made to view pornography while measurements were taken of pupil diameter, perspiration and pulse.
wLo48 TIL that Mother Teresa did not work to alleviate poverty, lied to donors about how contributions were spent, allowed the sick to suffer as she believed suffering was a gift from god, but opted for advanced heart treatment for herself.