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TIL India once released 25,000 flesh-eating turtles into the Ganges to eat the remains of corpses buried in the river after incomplete burning. The locals ate the turtles.

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OG007 TIL that watching or distributing pornography in North Korea can be punishable by death.
awKrN TIL that in 1997, a 50-pound pumpkin was speared atop a tower at Cornell University, 173 feet in the air. It stayed in place for months. Alumni are still trying to figure out who did it without being noticed -- and how.
gMN1A TIL that Panic At The Disco had an album planned to come after 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out.' They had scrapped it to change directions with their sound and follow up with 'Pretty. Odd' instead. The songs were previously lost until found by the former bassist's father.
XEBQE TIL that there is a pineapple on top of the Wimbledon trophy likely because it used to be a symbol of prestige at the time when the trophy was designed
5oAn TIL the USA prosecuted a farmer for growing Wheat rather than buying on the open market. His conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court.