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TIL Bill Gates’ mugshot was used to create the Outlook 2010 default profile picture

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6EK9W TIL that in the 1950s, Mao's government purged capitalists and political opponents by abusing them verbally and physically until they confessed, often committing suicide. Jumping from tall buildings became so common that people avoided walking near skyscrapers, afraid that bodies might land on them
Z8bGo TIL Literal Bird Sh*t Was A Driving Factor In US Imperialism
lGy5 TIL that “Gropecunt Lane”, was an official street name given to those streets in medieval England where prostitution took place, because it was normal practice for a medieval street name to reflect the street’s function or economic activity taking place within it.
0wMj5 TIL that pet and feral cats kill two billion (mostly native) wildlife every single year in Australia.
QNga9 TIL: The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 in (101.6 mm), used to measure the height of horses in many English-speaking countries, including the USA.