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TIL some fiberglass insulation not only looks like cotton candy, it smells like it too

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1a6gW TIL A Canadian police officer once ticketed himself after he realized he accidentally parked in handicap spot
VM7PD TIL about "water sandwiches," a Great Depression food consisting of bread soaked in lard and water. It was sometimes served with "bulldog gravy," a mixture of milk, flour, and grease.
M7P7A TIL that in 2007, 4 Blackwater guards Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten, and Paul Slough opened fire and shot grenade launchers at Iraqi civilians in Baghdad's Nisour Square, killing 17 people, including a 9-year-old and an 11-year-old. They were later tried and sentenced
p8l0Q TIL that Van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet sold at auction for the then record price of $82 million in 1990. Since then it has not been seen in public. Its Japanese buyer threatened to have it burnt with his cremation but it is now believed to be owned by a collector in Switzerland.
6pZw TIL that Terrence Howard believes 1x1 is really 2 because he uses a type of logic he made up (and patented), while spending hours everyday making models out of plastic and wire which supposedly help prove his theories