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TIL convicted pedophiles in Russia can choose between jail time or chemical castration

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R5pA6 TIL about Mónica Macías, the daughter of Equatorial Guinea's first president, and who was partially raised by North Korea's first leader Kim Il Sung
kJAo7 TIL about Fox Tail Infections, where dogs can get infected by seeds of plants in their soft porous regions which can lead to surgery up to amputation if not treated properly.
8aAwG TIL that Jack Daniel learned to distill whiskey from a slave
N7OwQ TIL Part of the Falklands Islands is littered with leftover landmines from the Falklands War. This stretch of beach has become home to hundreds of penguins as they are too light to trigger the mines when walking on them.
PBNn TIL Roman Emperor Caligula was told that he had “no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding a horse across the Bay of Baiae”. He then built a two-mile temporary floating bridge and walked his horse across.