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TIL the 'Robin Hood of the Cookson Hills' or Pretty Boy Floyd was a thief in the 1930's who was touted as a hero for destroying mortgage documents whenever he robbed a bank. His funeral had over 20,000 people attend to pay their respects.

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rRmyd As if these tentacled wonders weren’t already alien enough, the octopus' three hearts and blue copper-rich blood seals the deal.
epa14 TIL Apollo 17 geologist astronaut Harrison Schmitt served in the U.S. Senate, becoming the only "natural scientist" in the Senate since Thomas Jefferson was Vice-President. Schmitt presently is Adjunct Professor of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, teaching "Resources from Space"
pYR1p TIL that Maya cities had high levels of mercury, which may have led to their abandonment.
W7xp9 TIL: In 536 A.D., there was a worldwide dust cloud that blocked out the sun for a year, resulting in widespread famine and disease.
Wk7ed In Tanzania, a non-profit organization called APOPO trains African giant pouched rats to save lives by detecting landmines and tuberculosis.