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TIL Reuters rarely uses the word “Terrorist” in their reports. Even if they do, the word “terrorist” is placed in quotes, whether quotations or scare quotes.

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LkVoQ TIL that between the 11th and 19th centuries, Buddhist monks in northern Japan practiced a kind of meditation called Sokushinbutsu, in which they would mummify themselves alive by slowly weaning themselves off food and water before eventually starving to death
a8wrJ TIL the inspiration for 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' may have been French teacher Eugene Chantrelle, who was executed for the murder of his wife in May 1878. Chantrelle was believed to have poisoned others as well at dinner parties with a toasted cheese & opium.
ZpgZY TIL should a U.S. citizen decide to travel to North Korea, the U.S. Department of State recommends they draft a will and discuss plans with loved ones regarding custody of their children and their funeral arrangements.
b684Z TIL: Gary Sinese has a foundation to raise money for veterans. And when his son died in 2024, Gary found music he'd made and released it to sell & uses all of the proceeds for the foundation.
XEoaR TIL in 2011 when Lisa Lampanelli learned the Westboro Baptist Church planned to protest one of her shows. She promised to donate $1000 for every WBC member that showed up. Ultimately 44 members showed up, and she donated $50,000 to charity with the memo stating “Donation made possible by the WBC”