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TIL that half of all the deaths since the beginning of time have been caused by Malaria

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gMPE8 TIL in 1857, a congressman from New York killed the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia over the attorney’s affair with his wife. He claimed temporary insanity (thanks to his wife’s infidelity), the first time this defense was used in U.S. history. He was acquitted.
Z8njD TIL A California man hunts for 100 year old Levi jeans in abandoned mines, in order to sell them to collectors for $30,000 - $100,000 a pair.
epRe4 TIL that Frank Zappa’s estate was not divided equally amongst his four children
e0JWJ TIL actor Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap, Star Trek) had a clause in his contract requiring that he be home for dinner by six every night, for the sake of not being an absentee father or husband.
KYvaJ TIL most worms are actually a bright pink, but look brown because of their habitat and diet.