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TIL Sorcery is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia

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VDj0 TIL Harry Houdini wrote a book in 1909 called “Handcuff Secrets” in which he revealed many of the tricks behind his famous escapes.
DxPp TIL that Reddit is latin for “He gives back or he returns”
WV4A TIL Hawaii’s state flag features the Union Jack (Flag of the UK) and is the only US State flag to do so.
J1p71 TIL after losing her position in her university's anatomy department in 1938, Rita Levi-Montalcini set up a laboratory in her bedroom and studied the growth of nerve fibers in chicken embryos. This work led to her discovery of nerve growth factor, for which she was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1986.
DQaov TIL the King of Hearts appears to be sticking a sword into his own head because he originally held an axe but over centuries English copiers removed the axe-head