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TIL one of Anderson Cooper's ancestors was a slave-owner who was beaten to death with a garden hoe... by one of his own slaves

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oRoLo TIL that the federal death sentence for treason in the United States has been used only twice. The first time was during the Taos Revolt of 1847. The second was during the Civil War, when William Bruce Mumford was executed for taking down the American Flag flying over the New Orleans Mint
6EjXJ TIL Two guys honored their dead friend by using his ashes as fish bait and caught the worlds biggest Carp in his memory.
kKWg TIL that in the event of a nuclear blast, you should not use conditioner because it will bind radioactive material to your hair.
oZ1L TIL that whale’s vomit is worth $5,000+ per pound.
4056 TIL Vin Diesel named his newborn daughter “Pauline” after the late Paul Walker.