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TIL In 1978, a dangerous cult called Synanon tried to murder an opponent by placing an de-rattled rattlesnake in his mailbox. The snake did bite Attorney Paul Morantz, but he survived and went on to prosecute Synanon, as well as Church of Scientology, Hare Krishnas, and more.

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PkdJ TIL El Duce (lead singer of The Mentors) claimed in an interview that Kurt Cobain had been murdered and that he knew the killer’s name. Two days later Hoke died after being hit by a train with no witnesses.
Vxw8 TIL the famous scene from the film Heat, where De Niro’s criminal and Pacino’s detective talk face to face over coffee, was based on the true story of a Detective Adamson tracking down a criminal McCauley in the 1960s. The two met for coffee and had a conversation almost word for word as in the film
gM7x9 TIL that spontaneous "yawning orgasms" are a possible side-effect of antidepressants.
YM1Z TIL after finally receiving a settlement from Yoko, Julian Lennon has become a John Lennon memorabilia collector. He paid 30,000 pounds for the coat Lennon wore on the cover of Magical Mystery Tour. “The irony isn’t lost on me that I am using his money to buy back his things.”
mxWoo TIL of Sam Panopoulos, a Greek Canadian restaurateur who in 1962 at the Satellite restaurant in Chatham, Ontario, decided to put ham and pineapple on a pizza, aiming for something sweet and savory. He called it the Hawaiian pizza and his food invention has earned wrath and praise ever since.