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Twenty one people died in Boston in 1919 when a giant tank of molasses burst, flooding the streets with 12,000 tons of molasses.

187

68% of boys born in the Soviet Union in 1923 would not survive to 1946, due to infant mortality, famine, and WWII.

188

Under the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican Republic renamed its capital from Santo Domingo to Ciudad Trujillo. The changes were reverted when Trujillo died in 1961.

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The word "thug" is derived from the Hindi word "thuggee". The Thuggees were gangs of robbers in India who strangled and killed unsuspecting travelers in service to the goddess Kali. However, some modern scholars dispute whether Thuggees really existed.

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A "rat king" is a group of rats whose tails have been stuck together. This rare phenomenon can also happen with mice and squirrels.

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Level 59

Feb 19, 2019

Wasn’t 188 already used?

Level ∞

Feb 19, 2019

Yes it was. I'll replace it when I get a chance.

Level ∞

Mar 17, 2019

Now replaced.

Level 56

Mar 12, 2020

What was there?

Level 71

Aug 14, 2021

188 previous: Every now and again a fact is replaced by another fact to keep people guessing as to what was the fact previously.

Level 89

Apr 3, 2019

Even worse imagine having to live through a time when that much molasses even existed because people liked it.

Level 71

Apr 29, 2019

Last year US produced over 2 million tons of Molasses, Brazil for instance produced over 14 million tons of Molasses and many other countries produce massive amounts, so we are living in that time.

Level 89

Jul 15, 2019

It's used as sweetener in processed foods. You don't see anyone slamming it on bread, biscuits and pancakes like they used to.

Level 71

Apr 20, 2020

Maple syrup has a higher sugar content and a lower mineral content than molasses, but its sweet taste is more universal. People just like sweet stuff:

Level 78

Nov 23, 2019

Imagine coming across a group of rats that have their tails tied together. Not only do you have rats, but you have enough that they ended up tied together. I'll take the molasses.

Level 29

Feb 22, 2020

What’s a molasses

Level 78

Feb 27, 2020

A thick brown syrup obtained from sugar during the refining process

Level 63

Aug 3, 2021

They were actually putting it in bombs, not eating it.

Level 83

Dec 31, 2019

#187 is just heart-breaking: two-thirds of all boys born in the USSR in 1923 didn't live to see their 23rd birthday ...

Level 65

Oct 25, 2022

I'm writing years later, and the Russian dictator Putin is killing not only Syrians but Ukrainians.

And, of course, Russia's sons and dissidents. Some are now trying to leave Russia, but the formerly invaded countries, from the Baltics and Poland, are often refusing those hoping for safety.

You shouldn't get killed and tossed in the road while your umbilical cord is still attached.

What a waste.

Level 40

Mar 16, 2020

I would not like to see a rat king. Neither would I want to know what it is... 😅

Level 54

Oct 21, 2020

I thought drowning in molasses would be a terrible way to die. Then I read about the rodents getting their tails stuck to one another. Now I'm simply grossed out.