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TIL flamingo, and in particular flamingo tongue, was considered a delicacy in ancient Rome

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WxjX TIL in 1975, a 15-year-old girl was beaten to death, with the primary suspects in the murder being Kennedy-Cousins Thomas and Michael Skakel. Although Michael Skakel was overheard in 1978 stating, “I’m going to get away with murder. I’m a Kennedy”, it was not until 2002 that he was convicted.
WPVX TIL the Soviet Union had a functioning prototype laser pistol.
gMoV9 TIL of Grammatical Pedantry Syndrome, a form of OCD that compels those suffering from it to constantly correct others' grammar.
wkZE TIL In the movie “Lord of War”, the production team bought 3000 real AK47s to use in the movie, instead of prop guns. Why? It was cheaper.
dD7y9 TIL an autograph Beethoven manuscript was missing for 115 yrs until a librarian at a seminary in Philadelphia stumbled across it in 2005. It contains annotations by Beethoven which provide insight into his thought processes in the months before his death when he was deaf. It was sold for £1.1 milion