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TIL the head of Henry IV was found in an attic in 2010.

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rNJWx TIL: That the US Airforce has looked into research on: "How to use social media to control people like drones"
68JQ TIL two men were brought up on federal hacking charges when they exploited a bug in video poker machines and won half a million dollars. His lawyer argued, “All these guys did is simply push a sequence of buttons that they were legally entitled to push.” The case was dismissed.
aEXM TIL that comedian and magician The Amazing Johnathan has been diagnosed with a terminal heart condition and most likely has less than a year to live.
R7od4 TIL that a yellow ribbon on a dog leash indicates that the dog needs space. Talk to the owner before approaching!
QNpJa TIL 200 people were poisoned in Bradford, England after a batch of sweets from a confectionery shop was contaminated with arsenic. This was because the confectioner's supplier accidentally sent him arsenic trioxide when he had ordered powdered plaster, and the confectioner mixed it into the sweets.