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TIL that Elvis Presley’s cousin was paid $18,000 by the National Enquirer to secretly photograph Elvis’ corpse after his open-casket funeral. The issue went on to become the magazine’s best-selling edition ever, with a record 6.7 million copies sold.

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negA7 TIL there are sea angels in the Arctic Ocean. From 2017, so this is old news, but they're beautiful and majestic. Naked mollusks that feed on sea butterflies.
DQKMJ TIL that Belgian businessman was a big help to the Manhattan Project. He realized how important uranium was and shipped 1,200 tons of it to Staten Island. When Lieutenant Colonel Nichols contacted him, he just said, " You can have the ore now. It's in New York. I was waiting for your visit. "
jNXnp TIL Copper destroys viruses and bacteria and protects people in contact with it in the context of their work
M7NeW TIL about Coarsegold, California which holds an annual Tarantula Festival to coincide with Tarantula mating season. The festival includes tarantula racing, a competition for the hairiest legs of both men and women, and a pumpkin dessert contest.
OGab4 TIL that a group of four serial killers calling themselves the “Death Angels” were convicted of murdering at least 15 people and may have murdered over 70 people in the Bay Area in the mid 70s.