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TIL that the DeFeo family (Amityville Horror) was “mobbed up”. Ronald DeFeo Sr. was the nephew of powerful Genovese captain Peter “Philie Aquilino” DeFeo (pictured below) who was one of their top earners in his prime.

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yVPwp TIL that the Four Season's hit, ""December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)", was originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933," and celebrated the repeal of Prohibition. The lyrics were changed at the behest of Franki Valli to reset the song as a remembrance of a man's first affair w a woman.
oR9mL TIL despite what cartoons might depict, not a single kind of tortoise or turtle can leave their shell. It's shell is fused to the turtles rib cage and spine, any kind of removal would be certain death to the animal.
VB5AD TIL that not only does the Australian King Brown or Mulga snake have one of the largest venom outputs of any snake, it doesn’t just strike, but latches on and chews to maximise envenomation. It specialises in eating other snakes and has significant resistance to their venom.
X0M7E TIL of the Petticoat Affair, where the wives of POTUS Andrew Jackson's Cabinet conspired to socially ostracise the War Secretary's wife due to a controversy around her marriage. This rattled and led to the resignation of the entire cabinet.
BogW TIL during WWII Canada gave out buttons to people who tried to enlist but were refused due to medical conditions to show their willingness to fight with the military forces of Canada