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TIL of Danny Casolaro, a researcher who was found dead in a hotel bathtub shortly before he was set to expose that Reagan committed treason by conspiring with the Iranian government to keep the hostages until his inauguration

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9YkLp TIL that cows are more deadly than sharks, being responsible for an average of 22 deaths per year, whereas sharks average around 5. Around 75% of the attacks were deliberate, and it’s is even estimated that around 5 of the 22 deaths caused by cows per year are carried by a group of these bovine.
m1LKE TIL the default Windows 10 wallpaper is an actual photo and not CGI
8ew08 TIL some people etch their favorite cooking recipe onto their gravestones when they die. You can find these gravestones and recreate these tasty dishes.
8avVb TIL the CIA used a device called Jack in the Box, made from sex dolls cut from the shoulder down. If an agent was being tailed by the KGB, his driver would turn sharply, giving him time to hop out of the car. The driver would then deploy the device, so it would look like the agent is in the car.
6EkNm TIL a fire in 2008 destroyed the master recordings of hundreds of artists, including John Coltrane, Joni Mitchell, R.E.M. and Eminem