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TIL 87 people drowned during the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth.

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naQP TIL that there was a breed of dog called the Turnspit Dog or Kitchen Dog that was bred specifically to run on a wheel that turned the spit that cooked meat over open flame. It is now extinct.
p8E6b TIL You weigh about a tenth of an ounce less in various parts of Canada than in other parts of the world, due to the fact these parts of Canada have less gravity than the remainder of the world.
Aw9B TIL Our genes show that we all share a male ancestor that is called Y-Chromosomal Adam. He lived approximately 208,300 years ago.
9aOp TIL Murphy’s law is named after aerospace engineer Edward A. Murphy Jr., and it’s a misinterpretation of his statement “If there’s more than one way to do a job, and one of those ways will result in disaster, then he [his assistant] will do it that way.”
yNel TIL 78% of former NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress, after only two years of being retired.