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TIL Virtually nobody in the middle ages believed that the world was flat

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8awYL TIL In the Philippines, some Catholics volunteer to be non-lethally crucified on Good Friday. Sterilised nails are driven through their palms and they are hung on crosses. Ruben Enaje has been crucified 27 times. Philippines Department of Health advises tetanus shots before crucifixion
rN7yy TIL that Agent Orange has afflicted three million Vietnamese people, at least 150,000 of whom were born with severe birth abnormalities. Between 1961 and 1971, U.S. forces sprayed a class of color-coded herbicides across Vietnam's rural environment, including Agent Orange, to damage food crops.
eO0k TIL Bobby Farrell, male singer of 70’s disco group “Boney M”, known for their hit single “Rasputin”, died while on tour on the anniversary of the death of Rasputin, in the same city where Rasputin died, St.Petersburg.
b9Nya TIL collie dog Rob Roy was President Coolidge's favorite among a menagerie of pets that included dogs, birds, cats, and raccoons. According to Harry Truman, Coolidge ordered Senator Morris Sheppard to surrender his sausage to Rob Roy, whilst they were having breakfast.
nWgMd TIL about mummy unwrapping parties. They were social events popular among the Victorian elite, where Egyptian mummies were ceremoniously unwrapped for entertainment.