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TIL in Thailand, police officers who are caught breaking minor laws are forced to wear Hello Kitty armbands for a few days.

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Ow96 TIL that in 1952, a French man used a contagious and deadly virus to kill rabbits on his estate. It spread out of control, killing up to 98% of rabbits in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Britain. He was later given a medal by the head of the Department of Rivers and Forests.
7rA8O TIL that the real Casanova, famous for being charming womanizer, was also a pedophile and bought a sex slave
dDaV8 TIL the first scientific specimen of the world's largest butterfly, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, was collected "with the aid of a small shotgun"
v1wbD TIL: Handshakes originated as a way to see if the person you met was armed. You took their hand to see if it was empty and shook it to confirm they had no weapons up their sleeve.
ZJVR TIL 52% of the posts that make the front page of Reddit have been submitted at least once before.