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TIL Norway imports garbage from other countries to generate energy.

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VBgZ0 TIL the chief medical examiner of LA county, who performed most of the high profile celeb autopsies in the 60's, was forced to resign after allegations that on hearing the news of RFK being shot, he was seen dancing in his office, saying "i'm going to be famous, i hope he dies"
DKRe TIL that ADHD affects men and women differently. While boys tend to be hyperactive and impulsive girls are more disorganized, scattered, and introverted. Also symptoms often emerge after puberty for girls while they usually settle down by puberty for boys.
nW7xr TIL Holding in a fart can make it leak out of your mouth when exhaling
Xwoj TIL the British East India Company arrested hundreds of local weavers and had their thumbs chopped off in order to destroy Begal’s weaving industry in 1834.
6ELjQ TIL: After Plato died , Aristotle went on to teach. Philip II of Macedonia hired him to tutor his son. Alexander who became Alexander the Great.