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TIL Abraham Lincoln was clinically depressed for most of his life

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E1RZ7 TIL the cast of Top Gear was once violently attacked by an angry mob because the locals were offended by the license plate on one of their cars.
YlkP TIL pirates wore gold earings so if they were ever washed up on sea,the earings would pay for their funeral.
xraD TIL a soldier in Iraq was found dead in her tent in 2005. The autopsy report and photographs revealed a broken nose, black eye, loose teeth, burns from a corrosive chemical on her genitals, and a gunshot wound to the head. Her death was ruled a suicide.
wLRWJ TIL that stunt double Brett Beattie spent so much time playing Gimli in Lord of the Rings that he nearly earned a co-credit, and that he, not John Rhys-Davies got the elvish "nine" tattoo with the rest of the cast.
R58mQ TIL that the landscaping around a home is not just decorative but also serves to create a barrier to protect from possible lead exposure from deteriorating lead paint.