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TIL that, until recently, the Houston, TX police department regularly used Whataburger order numbers to mark crime scenes.

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yQAm8 TIL of Herman Perry, an African-American WWII soldier who killed an officer and escaped into the Burmese jungle. Black soldiers were treated harshly and he had already been confined before. He won over and lived with a Naga tribe before he was found, then escaped again, then caught again and hung.
wLBjJ TIL of fake psychic Eva Carrière, who together with lover Juliette would entertain mainly male audiences in 1900s France. During seance she would run around naked and engage sexually with the audience, while Bisson would strip and demand gynecological examination to prove no 'ectoplasm' concealment
8xJL TIL that in lieu of money, Toyota donated efficiency to the Food Bank of NYC. Their experts cut wait times in a Harlem soup kitchen from 90 minutes to 18 minutes. In one Brooklyn warehouse, simply changing the size of boxes allowed workers to cut packing time from 3 minutes to just 11 seconds.
78nKZ TIL the original Japanese horror film The Ring released at the exact same time as it's sequel, Spiral. The studio thought they'd earn more money this way, as The Ring was already based on a well known book. The Ring went on to be a massive success, while Spiral floundered and was quickly forgotten.
BgExK TIL kissing someone mouth-to-mouth is safer than shaking their hand. Coughing on someone's face is also safer than a handshake.