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TIL Raccoons can make more than 200 different sounds

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dLn8 TIL that when conjoined twin Daisy Hilton died, her sister Violet remained alive and attached to her for several days before they were both found dead.
epymD TIL that a con man defrauded Al Capone. He persuaded Capone to invest $50,000 in a scheme. After two months, he returned the funds. He informed Capone that the scheme had failed and that he had no funds to support himself. Capone, impressed by his candor, provided him with $5,000 to "tide him over."
9YjjQ TIL about the Babbs Switch Fire, which killed 35 people attending a party on Christmas Eve when “Santa” knocked a candle off of the tree. New renovations to the building trapped people inside, which led to updated fire codes throughout Oklahoma.
Wlvd TIL that in Japan, Hiroshima Peace Flame has been burned continuously since it was lit in 1964, and will remain lit until all nuclear bombs on the planet are destroyed and the planet is free from the threat of nuclear annihilation
OoRw1 TIL that some of the satellites orbiting the earth are smaller than a microwave.