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TIL a cult member mother pleaded guilty of her son’s starvation death but requested that the charges be dropped when the infant was resurrected. The court agreed to the clause.

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awbP0 TIL about Mill Ends Park, the world's smallest park
nM4b TIL while the Roman senate was debating about possible conspirators of an attempted coup, Julius Cesar received a note. Cato, who opposed to Julius Cesar accused him of corresponding with the conspirators and demanded the letter to be read aloud. The note was a love letter from Cato’s sister.
OoL76 TIL Warren Buffet bet $2,222,278 that, over a ten-year period, the S&P 500 will outperform a portfolio of funds of hedge funds when performance is measured on a basis net of fees, costs and expenses. He won.
v1xP7 TIL that Petroleum is one of the biggest industries in Singapore, despite not having any oil production of its own.
rNJZy TIL a common answer to "how are you?" in French is "Ça roule ma poule" which translates to "it rolls my chicken"