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TIL that President James A. Garfield likely died of starvation after doctors insisted he be fed rectally after an assassination attempt.

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1aAQX TIL the first firemen to respond to the Chernobyl meltdown stood above the burning core, which emitted radiation at 30,000 roentgen per hour. When they died a few weeks later, their bodies were so radioactive they were buried in coffins made of lead with the lids welded shut.
PYX9G TIL about the Dale, the first space age automobile
R5Lr9 TIL a Japanese man Yasuo Takamatsu lost his wife in the 2011 earthquake and has not stopped looking for her body for more than 10 years and has dived more than 800 times in the ocean to retrieve her.
wy6M TIL Santa Anna’s prosthetic leg was stolen by the 4th Illinois Infantry & now on display at the Illinois State Military Museum. Later his peg leg was stolen and reportedly used as a bat. Mexico has requested the leg’s return, but the museum refuses.
P1O0Z TIL Actor Steven Seagal released a reggae fusion album called Songs From the Crystal Cave, with one track featuring the actual lyrics “Me wan’ da poonani”