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TIL that in 1876 a man was killed during a dispute over the pronunciation of Newfoundland. The killer then went on the run for 36 years, admitting the crime as he was dying. He then recovered, but his fate is unknown

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b9JWj TIL A needlegun is a firearm that fires small, sometimes fin-stabilized, metal darts or flechettes. Theoretically, the advantages of a needlegun over conventional projectile firearms are in its compact size, high rate of fire, and extreme muzzle velocity.
W7QW9 TIL oyster mushrooms are not just a source of food, they can also be made into mycellium, which in turns can be used to make bricks and house furniture. They can also be used to decontaminate the environment, for example to treat soil that had been polluted with diesel oil.
Y9pP TIL Directors of the Crank movies let their Asian actors say whatever they wanted in their foreign language and was then later subtitled. Asian viewers then questioned why the dialogue being spoken by the characters didn’t match the subtitles.
wLkmP TIL of Little Merrit, an 8 year old boy who died in 1865. A few days before he died, he told his dad he was afraid to be buried in a dark tomb. His parents honored his wish and put a window in his tomb.
x6810 TIL: that Bob Dylan’s “positively 4th street” is referenced to 4th avenue in New York, the heart Of Greenwich Village. Where the folk scene was based and where Bob Dylan originally started his career at, with other folk artists, many of whom hated Dylan after his electric performance at Newport