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TIL Jacques-Louis David, the famous artist who painted Napoleon multiple times, including his crossing of the Alps and his coronation, signed the death warrant for the first husband of Napoleon’s wife

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oOK TIL that in 2009, a Guatemalan committed suicide by taking out a contract on himself using a hitman. He hoped this would help overthrow the current government and save the country.
wLrBW TIL Anjelica Huston was 38 years old when she played John Cusack's mother in "The Grifters"
nWyyB TIL about the "Pretzel Belt" where 80% of pretzels in the US come from.
4JDa TIL America was named the greatest threat to world peace, beating out all challengers by a wide margin, by a massive world opinion poll conducted by Win/Gallup in 2013
ADZrl TIL that male otters will sometimes hold pups ransom to force their mothers to give up some of their food