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TIL many of the accient Greek and Roman statues were painted

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ZpPyG TIL fingerprinting for identifying criminals was invented in Argentina in 1891. It was used to solve a murder case in 1892 where a woman murdered her sons and tried to blame a neighbor.
XQMk TIL in 1941 Harry Truman said “If we see that Germany is winning we ought to help Russia, and if Russia is winning we ought to help Germany, and that way let them kill as many as possible.”
xV9PD TIL In 1995 a man from australia committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a shotgun. He then shot himself in the head with a pistol. When both failed he used the shotgun and shot his throat and jaw. Finally he walked two hundred metres & shot himself in the heart
Yp8bA Today I Learned that TMZ gets its name from the 'Thirty Mile Zone' around Hollywood which is considered 'local' and is all about union rules and money.
mxKoy TIL that Owls actually have long legs and small body that is almost the same size as their Skull.