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TIL Rasputin's Autopsy Revealed No Signs of Poisoning, Drowning, or Genital Mutilation... Just Three Fatal Bullet Wounds

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OGye7 TIL that the Coleco Adam had several issues. The computer wouldn't boot if the printer wasn't connected, as it housed the power supply. The computer also emitted a electromagnetic pulse when it was turned on that would cause any storage devices that were near the computer to have their data erased.
4krE5 TIL that Gracie Allen (comedienne and wife of George Burns) ran for President of the USA in 1940 on the Surprise Party ticket
lo5kA TIL that in 1941, before the US entered WW2, many Americans mailed tea to Buckingham Palace as a show of support to England. The Queen sent them all thank you notes.
w9o TIL A lawyer with split personalities successfully sued his alter-ego
970r TIL:The mega-wealthy as of 2012 numbers, had hid their tax burden in tax havens to the tune of over 21 trillion. A sum larger than the entire American economy.