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TIL killing a panda can result in the death penalty in China

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J1aVv TIL about Elizabeth Bathory, the "Blood Countess" who is believed to have tortured and killed hundreds of young girls in 16th century Hungary. She bathed in their blood, hoping it would preserve her youth. She was caught, tried, and sentenced to life imprisonment for her gruesome crimes.
6vZm TIL that when setting up the Jeopardy! challenge involving the Watson supercomputer, IBM repeatedly expressed concerns that clue writers would exploit cognitive deficiencies in order to turn the show into a sort of Turing test. A neutral third party had to be brought in to select the questions.
ADW8a TIL President Woodrow Wilson allowed a flock of sheep to graze on the White House lawn. They saved manpower by not having to mow the lawn, and also raised $52,823 for the Red Cross by auctioning wool.
e0xeD TIL that despite Joe Frazier coming to Muhammad Ali's aid when Ali was being frozen out by the government Ali continuously painted Frazier as a villain including referring to him as a "gorilla" and "Uncle Tom". Frazier never forgave him until the day he died
P188J TIL of Westveleteren Abbey 12, a beer ranked "Best Beer in the World" in 2005. It is brewed in small quantities by Belgian monks to financially support their monastery. Sales are limited to one order per 60 days, per person, per license plate and phone number. The bottles have no label