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TIL That the average person in Palm Springs CA uses 736 Gallons of water a day…. The US average is about 100

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9Wp6 TIL that children will regrow the tip of their finger if it is cut off
J1on4 TIL about Sallekhana, a socially acceptable form of suicide in Jainism. Jain monks restrict themselves to an isolated space and meditate to death, fasting. It was banned in 2015, but the Supreme Court of India lifted the ban due to freedom of religion. It’s estimated 200 Jains fast to death yearly
OYm1 TIL: In 2004, 200 women took law in their own hands and came to the court armed with vegetable knives and chilli powder and murdered on the court floor a serial rapist. Then every woman claimed responsibility for the murder.
VB48B TIL that Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime and the price was 400 francs ($2.000 in today's money).
1avxP TIL about the "Bielefeld conspiracy", that says the German city Bielefeld doesn't exist. This story was created by students in 1994 as an internet post, to show the spreading and argumentation of conspiracy theories. Today it is a longtime running gang in whole Germany.