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TIL Daniel Radcliffe wore the same outfit for 6 months to make paparazzi angry.

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16RQO TIL Alfred Jackson, who was Pres. Andrew Jackson’s slave, was born in the Hermitage, lived his whole life there even after he was freed, worked as a tour guide of the place, had his funeral in the mansion and was also buried there, next to Pres. Jackson’s tomb
nxjY TIL that a new type of math was invented for Futurama in the episode “The Prisoner of Brenda”
vPbpK TIL that it is illegal to place the Philippine flag below a framed picture, as it is seen as disrespectful to a national symbol.
rjLd TIL that a 2005 research by the University of Miami on lethal injections in the U.S. found that the post mortem blood concentration of anaesthetic (Sodium thiopental) in 43 out of 49 executed inmates were lower than that required for surgery. 21 inmates had concentrations consistent with awareness.
mZ0M TIL that Melbourne’s iconic Queen Victoria Market is located on top of the Old Melbourne Cemetery, with more than nine thousand bodies still buried beneath the sheds and carpark.