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TIL that a group of ferrets is called a “business”

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Wk0Xd TIL that in 1983 the head of a woman was found in a peat bog in England. A man assumed it belonged to his wife, who he had murdered and dumped in the bog in 1961, and made a full confession. The remains were dated and discovered to be 1750 years old. The man was still convicted of his wife's murder.
P1LeJ TIL that O.J. Brigance won both an NFL title and a CFL title, but is the only person to have won each title while playing in for the same city, Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Stallions.
nW49b TIL of hemiplegic migraines. A rare type of migraine that has symptoms similar to a stroke.
rRX7o TIL "Point Blank Range" is not necessarily a close shot, but the range at which a gun can shoot directly at a target without any elevation of the barrel.
0dZr5 TIL Handel composed his world famous "Messiah" oratorio in just under 30 days after receiving text compiled by wealthy land-owner Charles Jennens. Jennens was unimpressed by the final product, and claimed the quick turn around time was not due to excitement for the job, but by "careless negligence".