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TIL that there has never been a documented case of a stranger intentionally poisoning a trick-or-treater by tampering with candy; the closest case was Ronald Clark O’Bryan, who laced his own child's candy with cyanide, as part of a scheme to claim life insurance

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OoZZ7 TIL of operation Tamarisk | During the cold war, soviet troops weren't issued toilet paper in the field, leading to them using official documents; Spies were sent in to retrieve these documents from disposal bins. It's seen as one of the most successful espionage missions of the cold war.
5YD4n TIL Larry David made a “no hugging, no learning” rule for the 1990's hit sitcom Seinfeld scripts. He didn't want the characters to have sentimental revelations. It was a show about four friends, none with particularly active goals, bantering in between moments of recognizable awkwardness.
LN8P TIL: In 2006, Hungarian protesters hotwired a 50 year old Soviet T-34 tank that was part of an outdoor memorial and drove it against the riot police.
BrbPy TIL about "Chess Boxing", a hybrid that combines a cerebral board game and a physical sport. To take home the glory, players must coerce their opponent into a knockout or batter them into checkmate.
1al7W TIL that every year, every Finnish citizen’s taxable income is made public to provide transparency in society and resist economic inequality.