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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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OG6WY TIL that JAXA (Japanese NASA) tests astronaut candidates by making them fold a thousand origami cranes. This helps determine how the person deals with boring, repetitive tasks and time constraints.
QNZak TIL Coal baron James Dunsmuir envisioned a medieval castle for his retirement and built Hatley Castle. It was like a small city on Vancouver Island with over 100 residents and servants in 1911. None of his children could afford the $1,500 monthly upkeep so it was sold at $260,000
0dlp TIL Adolf Hitler was the first one to name a weapon an “assault rifle” (for the Nazi Army’s StG 44 weapon)
loRN TIL Gangster, Al Capone started one of the first Soup Kitchens during the Great Depression for the unemployed.
b9QB9 TIL that hospitals give newborns hats to wear to prevent them losing body heat through their head.