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TIL that citizenship was granted to pollinators (bees, bats, hummingbirds, butterflies) in a suburb of Costa Rica's capital

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p8wkO TIL that the FBI found the bodies of the 1964 Freedom Summer murders with the help of a hitman who, along with an agent, beat and kidnapped a KKK member. The Klansman had a gun barrel shoved down his throat as the hitman “started cutting his dick off with a razor” until the location was revealed.
yQ4vV TIL: You cannot actually get pink eye from farts or someone having farted on a pillow. “Our pillow is not a host for bacteria or viruses. Yes, our farts can contain bacteria that can transfer onto our pillow, but this will not stay on our pillow for a long length of time.”
J1Rrv TIL the 1992 Fiorentina football shirt was used by the team for several months before people noticed it was covered in swastikas. It was withdrawn from use
WRdX TIL that the Viking 1 lander explored Mars for six years until human error during a software update caused its antenna to go down, terminating communication.
loAaA TIL The Loretto Chapel needed access to its choir loft. In 1877 an unknown Master Carpenter appeared and build a staggeringly precise spiral staircase using hand tools, glue and non native wood. Then disappeared without being paid.