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TIL Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide and upon his request, Johnny Depp fired his ashes out of a cannon during his funeral.

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gVJy TIL identical twin boys were raised as a brother-sister pair (botched circumcision). The truth came when the one being raised as a girl INSISTED he was a boy; the parents admitted he was the subject of an experiment trying to prove gender identity was nurture, not nature. He later committed suicide.
KYybB TIL there is another Great Wall in Asia located in northern Iran east of the Caspian Sea. Called the "Great Wall of Gorgan" It stretches for 195km(121m) long. 6-10m(20-33ft) wide. There are over 30 forts between 10-50km(6-31m) apart. It is made of fired mud-bricks and has a distinct red color.
WkjmL TIL A woman complained about a long history of seeing people’s faces change into dragon-like faces. Brain scans were normal, but researchers suspected a neurological basis for the woman's complaint. She was put on a dose of anti-dementia drug, which help vanquish the dragons.
9wg6M TIL Iceland has a higher percentage of English speakers than the USA despite English not being an official language
wj9Y TIL: A 480 inch tall “skyscraper” which defrauded investors thought was to be 480 feet tall was built in Texas in 1919 and it still stands.