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TIL Jane Stanford, founder of Stanford University, was murdered by strychnine poisoning. The president of the university at the time, David Starr Jordan, was suspected of covering up the murder. The killer was never found.

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6ENWX TIL Socrates was very worried that the increasing use of books in education would have the effect of ruining students' ability to memorise things. We only remember this now because Plato wrote it down.
VXJ8 TIL When a Shakespearean actor has “dried” (forgotten their lines mid-scene), some will start “nubbing,” which means to make up a fake Shakespearean line on the spot. Usually their fake speech will contain the word “nub” or “nubbing” as a cue to their fellow actors that they are stuck.
VX88 TIL a cotton ball soaked in super glue will spontaneously combust.
BgxkD TIL in 2007, North Korea accused Finland of human rights violations after tear gas was used on North Korean diplomats who refused to cooperate with Finnish customs officials on a train from Moscow to Helsinki.
R5l7l TIL about the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus. Spread by mosquitoes, approximately 30% of the infected will die. Most survivors develop neurological issues