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TIL the difference between a manikin and a mannequin. Manikins are manikins are used to help simulate medical, surgical, or clinical scenarios whereas mannequins are used to show off clothing.

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NX7lb TIL in the 18th century, rich people usually owned a large wig for formal occasions and a smaller one to wear at home. Wigs were a status symbol and were also the target of thieves due to how costly some of them were. Those who couldn't afford wigs tried to make their real hair look like one.
W4AY TIL 2 men who possessed the same heart (at different times of course) married the same woman,and both committed suicide in the same way.
0NxR TIL that in 2000, three Colombian gunmen made the mistake of trying to kidnap the family of Bernardo Tobar, one of the top rated shooters in the country, while he was returning from the range. He shot two of them dead with his target pistol.
b945N TIL the Polish Beer-Lovers' Party was a satirical Polish political party, whose goal was to promote cultural beer-drinking in English-style pubs instead of vodka and thus fight alcoholism.
OoLyg TIL Joseph Smith ran for president in 1844. Smith had sent letters to the major candidates but all ignored him or did not commit to helping the Latter-day Saints. On 27 June Smith was killed by an angry mob, making him the first American presidential candidate to be assassinated.