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TiL the only living survivors of the sinking of the Tirpitz are trees - and they'll happily tell you what they saw.

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woJBP TIL there have been 16 attempted or thwarted assassination plots against former or current U.S. Presidents since 2000.
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MeWbb TIL Ted Bundy Worked at a Suicide Hotline While He Was an Active Serial Killer
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