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TIL that Sheikh Hasina, PM of Bangladesh, has survived ~19 assassination attempts on her life

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KOBKE TIL In California shoplifting below $950 is a misdemeanor, it means shoplifters face no pursuit and no punishment. Thanks to Proposition 47.
vJGK TIL One of parents’ biggest fears is that their child’s Halloween candy is poisoned or contains razor blades. In reality, this fear is almost entirely unfounded. There are only two known cases of poisoning, and both involved relatives, according to LiveScience.
Bnpb TIL : Two nurses hired within months of each other to work the same shift on the same floor at the same Florida hospital discovered they were long lost sisters from Korea, who had been separated for nearly 40 years.
BgZ0x TIL the Ancient Olympics were held at least 293 times (1,169 years) consecutively — from 776 BC to 393 AD — nearly 10 times longer than the Modern Olympics have been running (since 1896).
DQK1Y TIL the U.S. National Park Service provides a record of Lost People on their site