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TIL it costs $175 to propose during a Cubs game at Wrigley Field while it costs $2,500 at a Dodgers game

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Br0Jr TIL that the Anthropologist Ursula G. Bower (aka "Jungle Queen") led the Naga Headhunters into battle against the Imperial Japanese Army during WW2. Her weapons of choice were twin 9mm Sten SMGs. She was so effective, that the Japanese put a bounty on her. Nobody collected.
neyeb TIL During the 1930’s IBM created a census for Nazi Germany identifying Jews, Gypsies and other ethnic groups by their nationality, gender and occupation which helped the regime significantly to organize and slaughter millions of innocent lives.
ne1JG TIL there are robotic stuffed animals made specifically for senior citizens suffering from cognitive impairment and decline. Meant to reproduce many actions and sounds of real animals they provide comfort for those unable to care for real pets much less themselves.
nWLd TIL that there is a brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria Fowleri) that lives in fresh-water bodies. It can kill a human in 7 days. Death rate is 98% and there is no effective treatment against it.
MePVb TIL Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn's daughter Kevin was kidnapped from her home in 1993 with a $2.5 million ransom requested for her return. Instead of reporting the crime, Wynn quickly arranged delivery of $1.4 million in cash from the vault of the Mirage. She was returned unharmed.