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TIL during Nicolae Ceaușescu’s capture, he secretly wore a clip that was meant to transmit his position to his security force; unbeknownst to him, the signals were blocked by the armored vehicle he and his wife were in. Help never came, and they were soon executed.

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r1bM TIL the story of Santa and his flying reindeer can be traced to hallucinogenic or “magic” mushrooms.
OGZe1 TIL Larry David quit his writing job at SNL in the first season, only to show up to work two days later acting as though nothing had happened.
GYVG TIL that 49.5% of all Americans (151,700,000) did not pay income taxes in 2009.
W7VdY TIL you shouldn’t eat more than 5 Brazil nuts in a day. They contain selenium, which can cause gastrointestinal problems, brittle hair and nails, joint pain, and tiredness. In large amounts, it can cause kidney failure, heart failure, and heart attacks.
bam9 TIL the World Wide Web Wanderer was designed at MIT to measure the size and growth of the internet. Wanderer is considered to be the first online bot, and was launched on this day in 1993!