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TIL David Koresh and the Branch Davidians set their own fires in their Waco Texas compound as a self-fulfilling prophecy, killing their own followers and children.

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E118w TIL The Icelandic for 'sleep' is sofa.
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agNb TIL It takes the whole year’s crop from one Cocoa tree to make 450gms of Chocolate.