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TIL of Sumanto, a cannibal who dug up corpses of recently dead people then ate them as part of a black magic ritual to make himself "invulnerable".

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5Y6wB TIL about Sergei Avdeyev, a Russian astronaut who holds the record for time travelling the longest, after spending 747 days in space, he has travelled 0.02 seconds into his own past due to time dilation.
Lk0K0 TIL that in 1963, a Belgian fisherman got himself arrested on purpose to envoke a 297-year-old Royal Charter that gave fishermen from his city the right to fish in English waters. The UK never pressed charges.
wojnY TIL Since the year 1580, there have only been 660 fatal shark attacks.
R5D96 TIL an Argentinian government official was once caught red-handed at 4AM hiding $7 million in cash at a convent with the aid of nuns (in their 80s)
kOWrg TIL that during world war 2, members of Japanese segregation camps in America would be investigated for their loyalty to Japan.