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TIL that there is a rat-infested ghost ship floating somewhere in the Atlantic

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KYG9 TIL there is a “Jonestown Death Tape.” An audio recording of Jim Jones/his followers leading up to and during the mass suicide in Guyana. It is chilling and disturbing, perhaps NSFL for some.
OoDZ1 TIL that a man named Oto Benga killed himself in 1916 after his family was murdered and he became an exhibit in the monkey house at Bronx Zoo. He was a popular "attraction" and was advertised as being the missing link in evolution.
VMD4G TIL That, while it is the most common position for nearly all animals, no one is quite sure why the sex position became referred to as "doggy style". In Latin it was known as "sexual intercourse in the manner of wild beasts" and in the Kama Sutra it is called "the cow position".
mQJY TIL that Chinese dissident and journalist Shi Tao was jailed for over 8 years after Yahoo! China facilitated his arrest by providing his personal details to the Chinese government.
LkgEQ TIL that you technically COULD stop a hurricane by shooting at it, if you had ~5000 machine guns firing constantly into the wind for 24 hours straight.