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TIL about Hart Island in NY, one of the largest cemeteries in the U.S. About one million people have been buried there since 1869, mostly children and stillborn babies. Very few people have even been allowed to visit, and taking pictures or videos is illegal.

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aaXZ TIL when Shaka Zulu’s mother died in 1827, over 7,000 people were executed for being “insufficiently grief-stricken”. Cows were also slaughtered so that young calves would “know what it feels like to lose a mother.”
YpaAG TIL that Evel Knievel, who completed over 75 motorcycle jumps in his lifetime (including one in a steam powered rocket), broke 433 bones over the course of his career but ended up dying of diabetes and pulmonary disease.
JR4Q TIL that the Red Baron was killed because of a single bullet, which hit him while he was in the air, and that he managed to land his plane without damaging it before he died.
ADnX4 TIL that we have taste buds not only on our tongues, but on our lips, our cheeks, the roof of our mouth, and the back of our mouth. That's why it can affect the taste of food when the roof of your mouth gets burned.
40Aa TIL a Michigan State University professor has created a transparent solar panel that can be used in building to potentially power the entire building. It can also be retrofitted to older glass buildings to still harness power.