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TIL about unit 731, a Japanese prison camp that engaged in biological and chemical warfare experimentation that resulted in over 10,000 deaths

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6EP0Z TIL that Aaron Burr, infamous for killing Alexander Hamilton, was an early proponent of women’s rights. He praised Mary Wollstonecraft’s “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman,” and provided his daughter with an education usually only afforded to boys of the time.
y6m8 TIL the US government killed an estimated 10,000 people by intentionally poisoning alcohol during prohibition
KOepR TIL that in 1969, a civil war in Nigeria held a ceasefire for a couple of days to watch a match of Pelé’s Santos. The governor decreted a holiday and opened the city’s bridge without any restrictions so everyone could watch the game.
Ypm8d TIL: Weightlifter Chua Koon Siong fainted for seven minutes after smashing his face with the barbell during his first lift at the 1981 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship. Still bleeding, he completed his remaining lifts and won the gold medal with a final lift of 137.5 kg.
WpQL TIL the largest centipede which ever existed was tall enough to rear up and look a human in the eyes.