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TIL in 2013 in Florida, a sink hole unexpectedly opened up beneath a sleeping man’s bedroom and swallowed him whole. He is presumed dead.

TIL death clerk is the informal title for the US Supreme Court employee who tracks pending executions across the US to coordinate with justices on legal actions, even outside of work hours

TIL there are over 3,000 slot machines on military bases overseas, mostly run by the army, and they make $100 million annually

TIL that Oscar Wilde's tomb was literally destroyed by kisses. Traditionally, visitors to the tomb would kiss it after applying lipstick, which caused it to weaken over time as cleaning operations to remove the lipstick grease caused the stone to become more porous.

TIL That China's one child law involved a 'Family Planning Team' that hunted down pregnant women in hiding because they already had one child. That teams enforcement included inducing labor, then drowning or strangling the infant.

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