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TIL US authorities revoked the licences of a funeral home and its director after he admitted one of his employees cut the legs of a 6ft 7in man without the family's permission so the corpse would fit in a coffin.

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4XLxa TIL that a moment was a medieval unit of time that corresponds exactly to 90 seconds
LMbm TIL Sally Ride (the first American woman in space) was a lesbian. It was only after her death that her 27 year relationship with Tam O'Shaughnessy was revealed by Ride’s sister (a minister).
8aoQX TILabout an astronomer who in 1986been tryin to trace a 75 cent computer time discrepancy for 10 months found a German hacker selling defense secrets to the KGB!
Qv9k TIL- Halley’s Comet has two correct pronunciations. It can rhyme with “daily” or “valley” since the discoverer, Edmond Halley, spelled his name 6 different ways during his lifetime.
v97L TIL that because of the electoral college, a presidential candidate can win with only 23% of the popular vote.