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TIL The Canterbury Earthquake distorted train tracks in 2010

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67Am TIL Saint Philosophus, before he was martyred, was tied to a bed by his persecutors. They then sent in a prostitute, in an attempt to take away his chastity before he died. With no other options, he bit off his tongue and spat it at the prostitute, who was so horrified that she ran from the room.
697bW TIL that 12 of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh's assassin's used British passports, along with 6 Irish, 4 French, 1 German, and 3 Australian passports
6EOg7 TIL that Nov 28th in the United States is Native American Heritage Day and that an estimated 50 million Native Americans died between 1500-1600, roughly 10% of the world population, resulting in a “little ice-age”
7roJ7 TIL scientists have figured out how to make wood that is stronger and tougher than steel alloys
oR7mR TIL there is clear evidence that one of the largest volanic eruptions in human history took place in the mid-15th century, but scientists still have no idea where it happened