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TIL the original Oxford English Dictionary defined terrorism as “government by intimidation”

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8eQnK TIL about a man named Herostratus who burned down the second Temple of Artemis at Epheseus in 356 BC to become famous. He was tortured and executed for it, and authorities in the region made mentioning his name punishable by death.
wV1E TIL a police office from South Korea went on the 2nd largest killing spree in history after an incident with a house fly.
No18 TIL a Soviet soldier who went missing after a battle in Afghanistan in 1980 was found alive in 2013, living in the Afghan city of Herat. He had been rescued by locals and eventually became a nomadic sheikh and healer under the name of Sheikh Abdullah.
lo7oK TIL that wild turkeys can fly up to 55 mph(89 kph) in short bursts.
Bd6L TIL 58 year old General (retired) Stanley A. McChrystal runs 7-8 miles a day, eats 1 meal a day, and sleeps just 4 hours a night.