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TIL there is an ongoing genocide in the country of Burma in which 140,000 native Rohingya people are stripped of citizenship and forced into concentration camps

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neZgo TIL that despite what you've seen on TV countless times, you can't revive a flat-lining patient by shocking them. Defibrillation works but reorganizing the heart's electrical activity into a better rhythm, but a flat-lining patient doesn't have any electrical activity to organize.
nJZd TIL there is a species of bird which guides humans to beehives, so that they can feast on the bee larvae after the human takes the honey.
VM7NZ TIL a Norwegian man, addicted to heroin, stole two large oil paintings from a gallery, lost them, was caught and charged with the crime. The artist subsequently met the thief, painted his portrait, and invited the thief to see it — which caused the thief to fall apart weeping.
P1AQg TIL: On February 13 1997, about five million Legos were lost at sea when a rogue wave tipped a massive cargo ship dubbed the Tokio Express. Ironically, many of the kits were sea creature themed. The event, known as the Great Lego Spill, is the worst toy-related environmental disaster of all time.
ADryl TIL that 6 years ago this little girl did the cutest dance to Flo Rida’s “Low”