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TIL of the Vietnamese Famine of 1944 - 45, where up to 2 million people died due to Japanese agricultural policies and crop seizures

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OAj7 TIL In 2004 a police officer pulled over a woman in California and masterbated on her. Despite DNA evidence he was found not guilty after his attorney was able to successfully argue the woman was asking for it because she worked as stripper.
QNMP6 TIL: Goldfish can produce alcohol instead of lactic acid in low oxygen environments
Z8g74 TIL Due to their reclusive nature, scientists are unsure how long a pangolin lives in the wild.
oBxRo TIL that 28 years ago a Floridian woman opened her door to a clown and was shot. In 2014, a hair was found in the evidence. After a DNA test, the clown was found in Tennessee running a restaurant with the wife's husband. Apparently having an affair months before the murder, they were now married.
OoGmg TIL Bedbugs were almost eradicated but are on the rise in the United States.