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TIL Bonnie and Clyde were shot so many times that the undertaker had difficulty embalming the bodies because all of the fluid kept leaking out.

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pmQZ TIL that on Oct 28, 2013 wind power not only provided 100% of Denmark’s power but that at 2:00AM Denmark wind was producing 122% of the countries energy needs
R5ll6 TIL that the term "Honey Moon" comes from drinking fermented honey for a lunar cycle to improve fertility after getting married. It should have been called "Mead and Breed".
V044 TIL Timothy Cole was arrested and convicted of rape in 1985 and sentenced to 25 years, dying in prison in 1999. After the statute of limitations on the crime had run out, the real rapist confessed and DNA testing proved Cole innocence. He was officially pardoned in 2009.
kOvg4 TIL that a skull-shaped asteroid is passing by earth after Halloween. The last time it came close to earth was Halloween 2015, within 300,000 miles.
E19BW TIL of the Cavalese cable car disaster, where a showboating US Marine Corps pilot sliced a cable car wire in Italy, killing 20. Despite proof of breaking regulations, the pilot and the navigator were acquitted, but later found guilty of destroying evidence.