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TIL that OJ. Simpson’s Heisman trophy was melted down and made into small angel pins for people who donated money to battered women’s causes.

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ADR5o TIL that the last execution by guillotine in France took place in 1977.
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QJd6a TIL A woman named Glenda Blackwell bought a scratch off lottery ticket to prove to her husband that buying lottery tickets was a waste of money but ended up winning $1 million.
Z8NXY TIL about FNG Syndrome. Instead of rotating units into and out of Vietnam, the US military replaced individual members. The replacements were subjected to abuse from their peers, leading to an increase in the number of psychiatric casualties who were removed from the battlefield
VMGDk TIL The Manchineel trees is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off their leaves, it will burn your skin.