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TIL that abolitionist John Brown’s attack on the Harper’s Ferry Armory was suppressed by Colonel Robert E. Lee.

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boO4 TIL that there’s a mystery prisoner held in total seclusion in Israel, known only as Mister X. The press isn’t allowed to mention his existence.
Z85DY TIL the original DickButt was handcrafted around 150B.C.-10A.D.
4AG5 TIL that a Russian scientist accidentally shot a proton beam through his own head with a large particle accelerator in 1978. Reportedly, he saw a flash “brighter than a thousand suns,” but did not feel any pain.
R58w1 TIL that William Henry Harrison (ninth president of the United States) died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, the shortest presidency in United States history. This is not to be confused with James Madison who was the shortest president at 5 feet 4 inches
nW6g7 TIL not all parts of a spider web are sticky. Only the silk used for the intricate catching spirals are dotted with glue, so spiders know which areas to avoid