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TIL that in 2013, a Texas woman tried to kill a snake by dousing it in gasoline and setting it on fire. The snake's final act of defiance was to slither into the house and set it on fire.

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e0LD4 TIL that in WW2, the Italian submarine “Leonardo Da Vinci” torpedoed the troopship “Empress of Canada”, while on a return journey. The ship sank and half of the resulting 392 deaths were Italian prisoners of war.
v1vOx TIL an Oscar Award give to Margaret O'Brien was stolen by her housekeeper and never recovered. Years later, two men at a flea auction paid $500 for it and returned it to her.
XWNE TIL that in 1772, Alexander Hamilton survived a hurricane in the Caribbean and wrote a letter about his ordeal. His vivid descriptions moved people to start a fund to move him to New York to get an education. He went on to become a Founding Father and greatly shaped our early nation.
loKlG TIL during World War 1 the Ottoman Empire rounded up and slaughtered over 1,500,000 Armenians living in their empire. This event was the basis for the creation of the word "Genocide".
mM4E TIL Lasers removal doesn’t ‘remove’ the tattoo. It just helps break it down so white blood cells can carry it away. Eventually, you poo out your tattoo.