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TIL attorney Albert T . Patrick was executed for the murder of William M Rice. Patrick was initially caught trying to steal the endowment for Rice University

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69vJw TIL of "Palilalia," a condition in which some people repeat their own words to themselves, usually although not always under their breath.
4ko1X TIL that gasoline was commonly used for dry cleaning clothes in early 1900s American homes. It was also extremely dangerous, forcing the California State Fire Marshal to create a campy PSA video about it in 1941.
ADJ8g TIL water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature.
wK7o TIL the sound of Maleficent breathing fire as a dragon in “Sleeping Beauty” is sampled from footage of US Army flamethrower drills
YpXOv TIL of Fedspeak, described as a 'turgid dialect of English' used by US government officials, notably Alan Greenspan, in order to avoid difficult questions on reports and statements