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TIL There is no law against cannibalism in the United States

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x6jyg TIL about the Paria Pipeline disaster. Because of the delta-p, 5 maintenance workers got sucked 60ft underwater, and hundreds of feet out to sea in a pipeline. One man managed to survive due to ‘miraculous’ events.
j6MKX TIL Georgia was ruled by a woman during the apex of it's Golden Age in the 12th century. She was given the title of King instead of Queen.
aXk9 TIL that when the original Scooby-Doo series was created by 1969, a young voice actor named Frank Welker was cast as Fred in his very first voice role. He later became one of the highest grossing actors of all time, and still voices Fred nearly 50 years later.
ANlld TIL WWII ship wreaks are just years away from releasing ~15 million tonnes of oil as their hulls rust away. 400x more than the Exxon Valdez disaster.
v1PKj TIL bestiality is legal in Japan. Are they that scared of adjudicating the "it was the squid's fault" defense?