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TIL Liquid cremation an alternative to using flame to cremate bodies liquid chemicals heat and pressure are used to basically dissolve the body.

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jNAYX TIL that during his presidency Richard Nixon set up the "Political Enemies Project", with the purpose of compiling a list of people that he didn't like, and "use the available federal machinery to screw them". The list even included celebrities like John Lennon, Bill Cosby and Steve McQueen.
9YkpM TIL former US President Calvin Coolidge had a pet raccoon named Rebecca who was originally slated to be Thanksgiving dinner at the White House
GY5r5 TIL that South Africa is actually a country, and not actually a region used to represent the southern part of Africa.
EgPv7 TIL Dragonflies catch their prey 95% of the time, making them the most successful predators in the animal kingdom.
5xe8 TIL of UVB-76 a secret Russian radio signal that’s been broadcasting since the 80s. It suddenly stopped today…