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TIL that during the Maxi Trial, the largest trial against the Mafia in history, a mobster confessed to Tommaso Buscetta, an informant, that he had killed two of Buscetta's sons. After the trial, Buscetta embraced him and said: "I forgive you because I know what it means to be in Cosa Nostra"

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OX57 TIL that Japanese bathrooms have a button that plays the flushing sound to mask the sound of your own business.
XEKP TIL that in 1951, Hank Williams Sr. intentionally left his money clip behind at a restaurant. A lady returned it to him and he thanked her, took the money out, pocketed the clip, and gave her all the money.
DvAD TIL baby & juvenile dinosaurs have been mistakenly labeled as whole new dinosaur species because their younger skeletons differ so much from their adult form.
wLXpJ Jedidiah Jenkins quit his job and decided to bike from Oregon to the southern tip of South America. His best friend, filmmaker Kenny Laubbacher, came along for the ride. This short film follows Jenkins as he shares what he's learned from his journey so far. “When you’re a kid, everything is astonishing. Everything is new, and so your brain is awake and turned on ... Once your brain establishes a routine, it stops ... the alertness goes away,” he says. By choosing adventure Jenkins is able to reactivate his brain and turn his “hundred years on this planet into a thousand.
JBe4 TIL that humans are the best long-distance runners on the planet, able to beat horses (and everything else) in marathon distance races.