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TIL that a Chemistry Prof Accidentally Killed Herself by Allowing 2 Drops of Organic Mercury to Land on Her Gloved Hand

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Wdk8 TIL Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen share the distinction of being the only actors to have been killed by an Alien, a Predator and a Terminator.
wL0N6 TIL that WWII spy Odette Sansom was technically one of the first women in war. She was the second-ever female paratrooper as a spy for the "French resistance". In training, she learned how to kill one man in more than 100 ways, morse code, and encryption.
JG1j TIL that in 1994 and 1995 43 adults were charged with 29,726 counts of child abuse. Accused of being part of a group involved in ritualistic child abuse, 18 went to prison for what were later determined to be false testimony based on recovered memories. It’s called the Wenatchee Witch Hunt.
LReP TIL That for the past 4 election cycles a man named Vermin Supreme has campaigned on a platform of time travel, zombie based alternative energy, mandatory tooth brushing laws, and a free pony for every American.
1DOO TIL on the night of May 27, 1991, a drugged, naked, bleeding boy of 14 was found in a Milwaukee street. When police arrived, they returned the boy to the control of Jeffery Dahmer, who almost immediately killed and dismembered the boy. 2 women who argued with the police were threatened with arrest.