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TIL An Australian Fisherman caught a tiger shark and brought it to a local aquarium. The shark puked up a human arm in front of spectators. Investigators were able to distinguish that the arm was not bitten off by the shark,but was cut off and then eaten. The investigation led to a murder charge.

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ebdL TIL That calling “Dibs” comes from a game called “dibstones” and dates back to the 17th century
wor0M TIL that Jack-O-Lanterns originated in Ireland and were made from turnips!
mxbLx TIL use of CT scans has increased dramatically over the last two decades. An estimated 72 million scans were performed in the US in 2007 and more than 80 million a year in 2015. One study estimated that as many as 0.4% of current cancers in the United States are due to CTs performed in the past.
NoMP TIL in 1965 a young American tourist illegally crossed the Norwegian-Soviet border, walked up to a Soviet border post and demanded the guards stamp his passport. He was arrested, sentenced to a detention camp and died on the train there.
J1XDm TIL that in the '70s and early '80s, women in Syrian Defense Companies' special forces were forced to bite the heads off live snakes during training, while children in paramilitary programs were trained to stab live puppies to death.