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TIL 8675309 is the fourth most common 7-digit password, number one of course is 1234567.

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b9m9Q TIL In 1975, the mummified body of a bank robber was found in an amusement park by a TV crew. It’d been mistaken for a wax mannequin, and was only found out after a man moved it and its arm fell off, exposing human bone. It was identified as the body of Elmer McCurdy, who had died in 1911.
16pAP TIL: of Adam Worth, who fought with the Union in the US Civil war, then went on to a life of crime in Europe, where he earned the nickname “the Napoleon of Crime”, and served as the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes’ great nemesis James Moriarity.
A8og TIL Before Chernobyl, the Soviets had another massive nuclear disaster which contaminated over 20,000 square km. The area was turned into a preserve to cover up the accident. The CIA knew of the accident, but also covered it up in order to protect the fledgling US nuclear industry from hysteria.
RrLQ TIL that People Have More Empathy for Battered Dogs than Human Adult, But Not Child, Victims
wLjB8 TIL In Kansas, it is illegal to hunt whales, even though it is located in the middle of the country with no coastline in sight.