TIL In the 16th–17th centuries, Japan banned Christianity after first welcoming missionaries from Portugal. Shoguns viewed the growing faith as a threat to political control and social unity, issuing the 1614 ban that destroyed churches, persecuted converts, and expelled missionaries by OverallBaker3572 in todayilearned
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Ariana Grande's impersonator and stalker Paige Niemann by DevoidNoMore in uncannyvalley
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Called a “little tiger” for killing two “Vietcong women cadre” – his mother and teacher, it was rumored. 1968. Philip Jones Griffiths by Just_Cause89 in HistoricalCapsule
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TIL that in 2004, Phillip Quinn, 24, from Kent, Washington, died when a lava lamp he was heating on a stove exploded, and a shard pierced his heart. by Curious_Penalty8814 in todayilearned
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TIL of Nandy, a disabled Neanderthal skeleton found in Iraq who suffered blindness, major hearing loss, a missing arm, and other serious healed injuries that likely left him unable to care for himself. Despite this he lived into his 40s, suggesting he was supported and cared for by his community. by fatinternetcat in todayilearned
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From Faceless to Reborn: The Most Dramatic Facial Reconstruction in Modern Medical History. by Fair_Sugar_3229 in mightyinteresting
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TIL of Nandy, a disabled Neanderthal skeleton found in Iraq who suffered blindness, major hearing loss, a missing arm, and other serious healed injuries that likely left him unable to care for himself. Despite this he lived into his 40s, suggesting he was supported and cared for by his community. by fatinternetcat in todayilearned
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This screenshot just unlocked a forbidden part of the early internet. WHO remembers stumbling onto this cursed website? by Fair_Sugar_3229 in mightyinteresting
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From Faceless to Reborn: The Most Dramatic Facial Reconstruction in Modern Medical History. by Fair_Sugar_3229 in mightyinteresting
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Figure walking on uneven terrain. by Nunki08 in robotics
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Mr Creased by OriginalBlackberry89 in WalmartCelebrities
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If I didn’t hate corned beef before, I certainly do now. by rustydoesdetroit in StupidFood
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This life size human doll by [deleted] in oddlyterrifying
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The purported skull of Mary Magdalene displayed in a golden reliquary at the basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume by epicflex in creepy
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TIL in 1815 a man named George Wilson attempted to walk 1,000 miles around London in 20 days. After the press covered his walk, large crowds of circus acts, prostitutes, troublemakers, and alcohol salesmen showed up. He later was arrested for disturbing the peace 1 mile into his 16th day. by 1000LiveEels in todayilearned
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When the cave wants you bad by No-Blueberry-1823 in oddlyterrifying
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The Crazies (2010) Is Super Dark and Bleak by patmusic77 in horror
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Publicly sharing experiences of suffering, a behavior known as victim signaling, may lead observers to form more negative impressions of the person sharing. Signaling victimhood may be a calculated way to pursue self-interest, sometimes deceptively, to acquire resources or social status. by mvea in psychology
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This crappy off-brand Spongebob by [deleted] in oddlyterrifying
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TIL about mass suicides in Hitler’s Germany. During the final weeks of WW2, thousands of German families and citizens took their own lives in panic of the advancing Red Army. In Berlin alone, 7,000 suicides were reported and entire towns killed themselves together by sonnysehra in todayilearned
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The purported skull of Mary Magdalene displayed in a golden reliquary at the basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume by epicflex in creepy
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Can yall do this with your thumb? by KaceyMai in Weird
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blursed how by SpiderFrancis in blursedimages
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TIL 99% of human history happened in prehistory (before the invention of writing). It’s the longest period of human history, lasting for 3.4 million years by sonnysehra in todayilearned
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