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TIL That there was mysterious stone found buried in the ground in New Hampshire in 1872 that has no known age, purpose or origin.

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j6MOv TIL about a brutal sleep experiment aired on Channel 4 in the UK in the early 2000's where contestants had to stay awake for a whole week in order to win £100k.
nWXKP TIL of Janet Chandler a 22-years-old Michigan woman who was gang raped and killed by her colleagues in Feb 1979 because they hated her promiscuity, the case remained unsolved until in 2004 when some college students made a film called "Who killed Janet Chandler?" that led to the case being solved
oBvvR TIL that in 5 years, the Black Plague killed over 20 million Europeans, over a third of the continent's population at that time
jNA6E TIL Oprah had a brother who said that she never supported him financially because he was gay. He died of AIDS in 1989.
69Pw8 TIL about episode called "Episode 210" of the TV show 30 Rock because a title was never added before the 2007 strike began.