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TIL of the Gouffé Case, a murder case which unfolded in France, 1889. The subsequent investigation lived on as a case study for budding criminologists. Many of the methods utilized by Dr. Lacassagne during his weeklong autopsy, are now standard practices in forensic examinations.

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XBnD TIL Warren Buffett made enough money selling Coke Bottles and magazines door to door to buy a 40 acre farm at the age of 14.
7j97 TIL the British online newspaper ‘The Independent’ is owned by Russian oligarch, Alexander Lebedev and his son. Lebedev also owns a stake in Gazprom, a Russian oil company headquarter in Moscow, and a stake in Sbrerbank, a Russian bank accused of funding insurgents in Ukraine.
VMX4 TIL a 2006 survey suggested that 55.5% of Icelanders are certain about the existence of elves, or are open to the possibility
GAJOJ TIL of the winter-over syndrome, which affects scientists working in Antarctica. Symptoms include depression, irritability, aggression, cognitive impairment and a state of hypnosis known as "antarctic stare"
B5NL TIL that all 3000lbs of confetti released in Times Square on New Year’s Eve for the last 25 years is done by hand and not machine launchers. It has been coordinated by “The Confetti King” Treb Heining for the last 25 years.