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TIL there is an almost shot for shot Turkish adaption of the TV series House MD, called Hekimoglu.

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j6N1a TIL of the Battle of May Island, a series of accidental collisions during WWI among Royal Navy vessels that resulted in 2 destroyed submarines, 3 damaged subs, 1 damaged cruiser, and 105 total deaths. No enemy forces were present.
epRl6 TIL that the Yellowstone Park "Zone of Death" is a legal loophole in a small part of Yellowstone Park. A man was tried for an elk's murder in the Idaho section. The Sixth Amendment guarantees a fair trial by a jury in the area, but no jury can be assembled as nobody lives there, making crimes legal
5YmjB TIL 72 Chinese billionaires died between 2003 and 2011. 15 were murdered, 17 committed suicide, 7 died from accidents, 14 were executed according to the law, and 19 died from diseases.
0ddXv TIL in France it is illegal to disinherit one’s children, meaning that a particular share of the deceased’s estate is legally required to be kept for their children, or for their spouse if they had no children
mxElo TIL of Ching Shih, a woman that controlled a pirate fleet of 300 ships and around 40,000 men off the coast of China during the 1800's.