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TIL that there is a word for the murder of citizens by their own government, "Democide" and it is the leading cause of unnatural human death.

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X0Mrr TIL Manatees congregate in the warm springs around Florida and also near power plants. Swimming with a manatee in winter is now officially on my bucket list.
grVP7 TIL that California’s 1967 Magic Mountain Music Festival was favourably reviewed for safety in press accounts, as fight or disturbances were not an issue, and at the end of the day, trash was placed in or next to the garbage cans provided. The immense crowd left Mount Tamalpais as they had found it.
WkOQA TIL garter snakes are actually mildly venomous. Nevertheless, they are incapable of seriously harming a human—though rarely, their bites have caused some swelling and bruising.
pYBZG TIL Billiards was originally played with a mace, a curved wooden head attached to a narrow handle, which was used to push the ball rather than strike it.
9wJW7 TIL the CEO of Toyota entered the 2009 24 Hours of Lemans under a fake name and drove 2 different Lexus race cars, coming in 3rd and 4th in class