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TIL that two original Andy Warhol pieces are lost because they were destroyed in during a drunken first date at a Houston injury attorney's mansion

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VRpG TIL That one of the most successful military regiments in WWI was denied their going away parade because they were a colored regiment, but were invited after the war due to their valor
4XWPw TIL: About the Grays Harbor Lighthouse, in Westport, WA. At 107 feet tall, it's not the tallest but its light is powered by a 35 watt bulb that can be seen for 19 miles or 31km.
E1xpP TIL "burking" is the death by asphyxiation caused by someone sitting on your chest and holding his hand over your mouth and nose. It is named after the Scottish serial killer William Burke, who used this method in order to leave few marks on the victims which he then sold to Anatomical Institutes.
7rLb TIL The longest free-fall in history was 102,800 feet, done by Joseph Kittinger. He fell from outer-space, reaching a speed of 614 mph.
JLD8 TIL two species of geckos mated and they birthed a super-athlete female gecko that wouldn’t have sex with the other geckos. Instead she spawned new versions herself who spawned themselves, and now there’s a vigorous, speedy, mutant race of mother geckos cloning daughter geckos.