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TIL two teenagers were found dead in Mexico after they had unknowingly bullied the son of a cartel member at their high school.

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5YW6p TIL of Aleksandr Karelin who dominated Greco-Roman wrestling with a devastating reverse body lift, a Phd in Sports Science and an 888-1 record. In the 2000 Olympics, he faced Rulon Gardner, an US dairy farmer who wrestled cows. Gardner was so heavy, Karelin was unable to lift him and lost.
loW95 TIL Mexico is the only country other than China that owns Giant Pandas
EgPOW TIL Internet Group Suicide was common in Japan in the early 2000's - the phenomenon of committing suicide with a group of random people who met on online forums
Br71k TIL There's a color blind artist who has made himself part cyborg by implanting a light sensor into his brain which allows him to "hear" bone vibrations corresponding to certain light frequencies. He can even hear UV light.
8aWn8 TIL that when Germany invaded Belgium in World War I, King Albert I took personal command of the Belgian Army. He led his army for 4 years, fighting alongside his troops, while his wife, Queen Elisabeth, worked as a nurse at the front. His 12 year-old son, the Crown Prince, also fought in the ranks