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TIL near the end of her life, Ada Lovelace had a religious transformation and began to repent the conduct of her life. After confessing something to her husband 3 months before her death, he abandoned her bedside. It is not known what she told him.

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QNXWX TIL about Mexican woman Miriam Rodriguez who tracked the killers of her 14-year-old daughter Karen after she was abducted in 2012. She disguised herself to get their names & addresses & made excuses to meet their families. She was shot 12 times outside her house 10 May 2017, Mother’s Day in Mexico.
X0LQD TIL Static Apnea is a discipline in which a person holds their breath underwater for as long as possible and need not swim any distance. The "All Time List" for men is 11:54 and for women 9:02. The record where 100% oxygen is breathed up to 30 minutes prior to 'breathold' is 24:37 underwater.
xYWD TIL: The Joshua Tree made famous by U2 has been dead since late 2000. A plaque commemorates where it stood
OMDR TIL “Magic eraser” cleaning products do not use any chemicals to clean hard-to-remove marks, but instead act as extremely fine sandpaper.
1aAxP TIL In 2003, the U.S developed playing cards to help identify the most-wanted members of Saddam Hussein's government. 46 out of 52 have been captured.