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TIL a man was convicted of murder in 2011 based on his tattoo which accurately depicted the murder scene, including bullet trajectory.

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Pn8w TIL there is a fake McDonalds used only for commercials and movies. It contains every uniform and furniture scheme for any market in the world.
P9oe TIL a plane crashed into the Everglades killing 101 people because the crew was too distracted from changing a light bulb to notice that no one was actually flying the plane
4XMXN TIL 1816 was “The Year Without A Summer.” The dust from a massive volcanic eruption reduced sunlight for months, dropping temperatures and killing crops in North America & Europe. This indirectly led to the development of Mormonism, Frankenstein, and the modern bicycle.
wLWN7 TIL that on 18th April 1930, BBC announced that there was no news and played piano music on the radio instead.
wMd8 TIL that in chess is possible to checkmate in only two moves (Fool’s mate)