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TIL of the Dead Cat Strategy, where politicians deliberately make a shocking announcement to divert media attention from other areas or problems

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8XGb TIL A pen knife is so named because it was used for sharpening a quill to make a pen nib
WkYOo TIL that the infamous Winchester Mystery House was not constantly under construction to ward off evil spirits, but because the introverted Sarah Winchester wanted an excuse to not have guests over
5jep TIL that after stepping on her trainer’s head, Mary the Asian elephant (also known as ‘Murderous Mary") was hanged from a crane until death. It was later discovered that she had an infected tooth, and the unqualified trainer had prodded it, which caused her to react.
N7Rpe TIL In 2011 two fishermen from Kiribati went adrift for 33 days before landing in the Marshall Islands. They then found out that their hitherto thought to be dead uncle, who went missing 25 years earlier after also going adrift, had landed in the Marshall Islands as well and married there.
l6L7 TIL that female lumberjacks are called lumberjills.