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TIL of post death erection or "angel lust". A common occurrence in deaths or executions by hanging.

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x6Emk TIL The deadlist slave revolt in Amerian history was on August 21, 1831, when Nat Turner, believing he was called by God to lead African Americans out of slavery, lead a rebellion that killed between 55 and 65 White people, mostly women and children.
xwX0 TIL: Stephen King didn’t tell his kids bedtime stories; he made them tell him stories.
DyEJ TIL the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time is a romantic comedy about a playboy businessman who falls in love with a mermaid who was sent to assassinate him.
W70wN TIL: Chile has over 1300 volcanoes putting it high on the list of countries with the biggest number of volcanoes.
VBJ6B TIL: The most predominantly Baptist state in the world is in Nagaland, India, where 75% of the population are Baptist Christians. Mississippi is 55% Baptist, by comparison.