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TIL that in the days of sailing ships cannibalism among shipwrecked sailors was openly acknowledged, and castaways often admitted to drawing lots to decide who would live and who die. This was called a "custom of the sea" excused because of the dire necessity

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QJXma TIL the heir to the Habsburg dynasty, which dominated much of Europe for centuries, is a 22-year-old race car driver
l76Jr TIL that if Bill Gates told a Microsoft employee "You’re full of shit. That’s the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard", that meant that the software mogul was amazed and impressed. "In the lore of Microsoft, if Bill says that to you, you’re made", an employee said.
a8peZ TIL Don Featherstone, creator of the plastic pink flamingo, died of Lewy Body Dementia. The same disease that took Robin Williams.
Rrr1 TIL George Washington preferred pot to alcohol
ZXwG TIL That the IB, which places strict punishments for plagiarism, just copied their marking guides from Wikipedia