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TIL livid is the color opposite to brown

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oBL4Y TIL that there’s a city in New Mexico named ‘Truth or Consequences’, the city chose to rename itself after a radio show contest in 1950.
78BpL TIL Argentina's Naval Aviation baptism of fire was on its own population. On 16 June 1955, 30 aircraft from the Argentine Navy and Air Force bombed and strafed Plaza de Mayo and opened fire on the population killing 300 and injuring over 800 in an attempt to assassinate Perón.
BaPr TIL the last man executed by electric chair in the U.S. was removed from the death penalty on appeal. Thinking this made him immune, he boasted of his crimes, supplying evidence which allowed him to be re-convicted and then executed.
Y7d4r TIL of a rare form of primordial dwarfism known as Russell-Silver syndrome that is defined by a large head, body asymmetry, and a protruding forehead. Unlike other forms of primordial dwarfism, children with RSS respond well to hormone treatment and can reach normal height if given treatment.
1al5P TIL about Tommy Cooper - comedian who died on live TV while the audience laughed, thinking it was part of the act