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TIL that Green Day chose that name because they were all potheads at the time

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5X9k TIL that Venezuela was the first country in the world to abolish the death penalty for all crimes, doing so by Constitution in 1863.
kJZn4 TIL about Spring-heeled Jack, a mysterious figure from Victorian England known for his terrifying attacks, superhuman agility, and ability to breathe blue flames.
njnY TIL the show “Biggest Loser” would dehydrate and mistreat their contestants to make them lose weight and keep the show interesting.
xVlab TIL that as the HMS Sheffield was sinking off the Falklands in 1982, the crew gathered round and started singing 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life' from Monty Python.
N7xwM TIL about an actual "Sleeping Beauty" in that there's a 99 year old (100 this coming December) perfectly preserved body of a 1 year old, named Rosalia Lombardo. She died of Pneumonia in 1920 & filled with grief, her father enlisted Alfredo Salafia to embalm her body so she can be preserved forever.