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TIL about the term “desk murderer,” a term used to describe people who plan and organize killings without personally taking part in murder.

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VBwDk TIL Former Vice President Walter Mondale was cremated and is the only past President or Vice President not to have a gravesite.
p8JyA TIL during 2005 in Glendale, CA a suicidal man parked his car in front of a commuter train. The train derailed and collided with two additional trains resulting in over a 100 casualties. The man survived and was sentenced to life without parole.
WvEA TIL that the “Miracle Berry” fruit, a novelty that makes bitter foods taste sweet, has been used to help chemo patients increase their food intake.
M74KB TIL in order to see the new Star Wars trailer the phantom menace, many Star Wars fans bought tickets to the movie meet Joe black only to then walk out of the movie after watching the trailer
oPJK TIL John Lithgow played the William Shatner role in the Twilight Zone remake of “Nightmare at 20,000 feet.” Years later when Shatner appears on 3rd Rock from the sun he says “It was a horrible flight! There was a man on the wing of the plane!”; Lithgow responds, “The same thing happened to me!”