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TIL In 2006 a man burned himself alive in opposition to the war in Iraq. It was never reported on major networks.

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epkbk Today I learned that there is a professional peruvian footballer with the name Osama Vinladen Jiménez López, named after Osama bin Laden whose brothers name is Sadam Husein named after the former president of Iraq.
ybAa TIL there is a place called whiskey dick, oregon
XPnk TIL in 2011 a study found that individuals with high social anxiety had high empathy. The study found that high empathy may make socially anxious individuals more sensitive and attentive to other people’s states of mind.
KO1ww TIL a painting worth over a $100 million, and one of the most iconic paintings of mankind's history was painted by Vincent Van Gogh while he was admitted and kept in a mental asylum. The painting depicts the view he saw from the Iron barred window in his bedroom.
Ee1d TIL Harley Quinn was created for Batman: The Animated Series, and didn’t appear in the comic books until two years later