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TIL David Copperfield and two assistants were robbed at gunpoint in 2006. The renowned magician was able to employ sleight of hand to conceal his possessions when the thieves turned to him. He was quoted as calling his spontaneous illusion “…reverse pickpocketing.”

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94XB TIL 4 Irish women barricaded themselves in their home in 2000 and starved themselves for weeks until death. In a letter found at the scene:“Our stomachs are devouring themselves … Please, please listen, none of us fore saw it could be this cruel and slow.”
yQXBp TIL that Until 2013, 10% of US electricity came from disassembled Russian nuclear warheads
wM01 TIL that there are currently living children of Civil War Veterans 150 years after the war, who can still recall their fathers’ war stories.
deEj TIL The Florida Public Service Commission gave Cape Canaveral the 321 area code as an homage to their launching spacecrafts. 3…2…1… Blastoff!
4vmJ TIL Clerks was made for $27,575, mostly funded by credit cards in Kevin Smith’s name, proceeds from selling his comic collection, a family donation and paychecks from the stores the film is about.