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TIL in 2010, a 16-year-old Canadian discovered that his two parents were actually not Canadian, but KGB spies living under fake names Donald and Tracey.

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TIL in 1184, 60 noblemen died after a wooden floor collapsed in a church, causing them to fall into a "latrine cesspit" (liquid shit) which hadn't been emptied for a while. Their cause of death was drowning.

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TIL in 1642, the birth of a "monstrous" one-eyed pig led the townspeople of New Haven, Connecticut to believe a local one-eyed man was the biological father. He was found guilty of bestiality and swiftly executed.

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TIL a small canton in Switzerland was the last place in Europe where women couldn't vote. In 1971, only 28.7% of men supported the idea. It took until 1991, and only by a narrow vote.

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TIL attempted suicide was illegal in the UK up until 1961. Examples include a 59-year-old man who spent 6 months in prison for surviving a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1958.

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TIL attempted suicide was illegal in the UK up until 1961. Examples include a 59-year-old man who spent 6 months in prison for surviving a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1958.

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TIL in 2010, a Canadian couple known as Donald and Tracey were arrested for being Russian spies living a double life under fake identities. Andrey Bezrukov and Elena Vavilova never even told their two kids, who thought they were Canadian all along.

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TIL British spies in WWI used semen as invisible ink. They lived by the motto: "Every man his own stylo" under the direction of Captain Sir Mansfield Cumming.

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TIL in 2010, a 16-year-old Canadian discovered that his two parents were actually not Canadian, but KGB spies living under fake names Donald and Tracey.	53048
TIL in 1184, 60 noblemen died after a wooden floor collapsed in a church, causing them to fall into a "latrine cesspit" (liquid shit) which hadn't been emptied for a while. Their cause of death was drowning.	4964
TIL in 1642, the birth of a "monstrous" one-eyed pig led the townspeople of New Haven, Connecticut to believe a local one-eyed man was the biological father. He was found guilty of bestiality and swiftly executed.	946
TIL a small canton in Switzerland was the last place in Europe where women couldn't vote. In 1971, only 28.7% of men supported the idea. It took until 1991, and only by a narrow vote.	23
TIL attempted suicide was illegal in the UK up until 1961. Examples include a 59-year-old man who spent 6 months in prison for surviving a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1958.	2
TIL attempted suicide was illegal in the UK up until 1961. Examples include a 59-year-old man who spent 6 months in prison for surviving a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1958.	1
TIL in 2010, a Canadian couple known as Donald and Tracey were arrested for being Russian spies living a double life under fake identities. Andrey Bezrukov and Elena Vavilova never even told their two kids, who thought they were Canadian all along.	1
TIL British spies in WWI used semen as invisible ink. They lived by the motto: "Every man his own stylo" under the direction of Captain Sir Mansfield Cumming.	1