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TIL A group of students in Iran spent years reconstructing thousands of shredded CIA secret documents, and subsequently published them

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oeNr TIL the United States has the worst child abuse record in the industrialized world. Four times more Americans are killed by their parents than as soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
lkP1 TIL Ted Bundy was used like Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) in Silence of the Lambs and was asked for help in catching the Green River Killer (Gary Ridgway), another Serial Killer active in Washington State. Bundy predicted Ridgway’s actions.
LkmO9 TIL that Canada signed the wrong line on the Japanese instrument of surrender at the end of WW2
VBJa4 TIL Not every one has two pinkie toe joints. About 44% of people only have 1 joint on their pinkie toe.
Bra0x TIL the phrase "Low Man on the Totem Pole" has come to mean the opposite of what it should; the "Low Man" on the totem pole was often the most talented and valuable part of the totem pole creation process.