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TIL a mother skinned one of her sons alive and fed his flesh to cannibal relatives, her other son was caged in the cellar

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krjm TIL when a airplane crashed in the icy Potomac River, Arland Williams and 5 other survivors fled to the tail section. He was then tossed a lifeline from a helicopter twice and handed it off twice to others more severely injured than himself. He ended up being the only victim to die by drowning.
4JaX TIL More than 60 percent of people in the US who die from guns die by suicide
gMMAL TIL That Russian criminal gang tattoos all have a meaning/purpose, such as Stalin across vital organs in the belief a firing squad would not shoot that image.
GYbp5 TIL: In 1963, an "England vs the rest of the world" football match was held in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of association football. England won 2-1.
78PlX TIL that a "Meyer lemon" is not actually a lemon, but a hybrid between a citron and a mandarin.