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TIL That a portion of Carrie Fisher's cremated remains were placed inside of her most prized posessions, a giant antique Porcelain Prozac pill. Her mother also passed away a mere day later from a stroke.

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5YPRR TIL Victorians sent "Vinegar Valentines" which contained anti-love messages, caricatures, insulting poems and cost the recipient 1 penny to read.
vj1x TIL there is an ancient old growth forest bordering Poland called Białowieża Forest. It resembles what most of Europe looked like before the 14th century. This story of conservation has been well documented over the last 500 years and is almost as rich as the ecosystem the forest supports.
LQvgr TIL that serial killer Ted Bundy helped police catch Gary Ridgway, the "Green River Killer". In 1984, Bundy offered his opinions on the psychology, motivations, and behavior of the killer, and that he was revisiting body dump sites, which turned out to be true. Ridgway was arrested in 2001.
Ba1y TIL Pyongyang Media Reported that Kim Jung-il Shot An Amazing 11 Holes-in-One to Achieve an Unprecedented 38-Under-Par on a Regulation 18-Hole Golf Course - On His First Try at Playing Golf.
XEZGP TIL It is estimated that Alan Turing's codebreaking operation shortened the war in Europe by more than two years and saved over 14 to 21 million lives.