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TIL that there are approximately 299 people cryogenically frozen in Scottsdale, Arizona

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Z9Ko TIL that a Mapuche warrior had both his hand cut off by Spanish invaders, strapped swords to his arms, and continued leading his people in revolt.
D1Q1J TIL the terms 'well-rounded', 'high-brow', 'low-brow' and 'shrink' actually come from phrenology and scientific racism.
9wPnp TIL Canadians were considered some of the most ruthless in WWI
xVkY1 TIL:In The Phantom Menace, Yoda has three toes. But in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith, he has four
PL7g TIL that women generally had more legal rights under Islamic law than they did under Western legal systems until more recent times