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oROR7 TIL Woody Harrelson's father was a professional hitman who died in prison after assassinating a federal judge.
Yp6bP TIL Sea otters hold hands when they sleep in order to prevent themselves from drifting away. They do this because of a fear of losing their partners and families.
kOB5e TIL that the largest trebuchet ever made was called 'War Wolf' and, at ~400ft tall, was so massive and intimidating that it made the Scots surrender on sight. Despite this, it was fired anyway to observe the destruction it would cause.
XEr56 TIL the FBI built a multi-million dollar eavesdropping tunnel under the Soviet Embassy in Washington, but never used it in the fear of getting caught, instead giving tours of it to high-security officials. It was only discovered by the Soviets when US double-agent Robert Hanssen informed them.
jpyM TIL that in 2013, a 16-year old girl survived a plane crash, only to be run over and killed by a responding fire truck.