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TIL Joseph Stalin Intended To Be A Priest, But Was Kicked Out Of Seminary For Missing Final Exams

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QJBJa TIL Marvin Heemeyer had an ongoing feud with the local officials in Grandy Colorado so he covered a bulldozer in metal and concrete armor with gun ports and went on a $7,000,000 rampage on June 4th 2004. He committed suicide when the "Killdozer" became trapped after falling into a basement.
7rn57 TIL: The extinction of mosquitoes would have little effect on the planet's ecosystem and would improve the health quality of developing countries.
5YRoP TiL About The Map: Vesuvius, 1832 ,Kate Wiles on Auldjo’s artistic map of Vesuvius across 200 year of major eruptions.
9w4o6 TIL Patagonia has a separate business arm that sells gear to the US Government
BraJe TIL: Claims that red wine can help prevent heart disease are inconclusive at best, and at worst may lead people to drink more alcohol in pursuit of the health "benefits".