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TIL of the Taman Shud case: a mysterious unidentified corpse of a man found on the beach in Australia in 1948, cleanly shaven with no identification marks but a piece of paper with the words “Tamam Shud,” meaning the end.

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K0kQ TIL Australian PM Tony Abbott once responded, ‘Shit Happens’ to news of the death of an Australian soldier in Afghanistan. He later said it was taken out of context, but when asked what the context was simply stared at the reporter in silence for a full minute.
yVO1M TIL that a 'broken heart' can actually be fatal. "Acute emotional stress can cause the left ventricle of the heart to be 'stunned' or paralyzed, causing heart attack-like symptoms including strong chest, arm or shoulder pains, shortness of breath, loss of consciousness, nausea and vomiting."
WkANX TIL that that the British Government was able to safeguard supplies of fish and chips during both World Wars, making it one of the few non-rationed foods
ne4db TIL a woman was sentenced to 40 days in prison and deported from Denmark for begging.
x6pOg TIL of Project Artichoke which was a mind control program from the intelligence divisions of the Army, Navy, Air Force and FBI. The goal was to determine if someone could involuntarily be made to perform an act of assassination. It also studied forced addiction to morphine, hypnosis, and amnesia.