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TIL Hawaii still has an active leper colony
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TIL the special effect in sci-fi movies of a 2D ring of energy or matter emanating from an explosion is called the 'Praxis Effect', named after the visual effect of the explosion of the planet Praxis in Star Trek VI. Other uses include the seismic charges in Star Wars Attack of the Clones.
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TIL about Elizabeth Bathory, the "Blood Countess" who is believed to have tortured and killed hundreds of young girls in 16th century Hungary. She bathed in their blood, hoping it would preserve her youth. She was caught, tried, and sentenced to life imprisonment for her gruesome crimes.
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TIL: Guitar brand Epiphone was founded in the Ottoman Empire. Founder Anastasios Stathopoulos originally made fiddles and lutes
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TIL when Hannibal Lecter said “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti” it was a clue he was off his medications as none of those items can be consumed while on MAOIs, a drug given for various mental disorders
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TIL When the Titanic sunk, the official investigation declared that it went down in one piece, despite the reports of survivors that they witnessed the breakup. Only in 1985 when the wreck was discovered were the survivors stories finally confirmed.