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TIL writer, anarchist, and environmentalist Edward Abbey was secretly buried in the Arizona desert as per his wishes. It took his friends 5 cases of beer, some whiskey, and 2 attempts to fulfill his wish.

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yQORV TIL Alice Walton (Walmart heiress) killed somebody while DUI and the charges were dropped after the arresting trooper was mysteriously suspended and unable to testify until after charges had expired
GYp74 TIL the Venus flytrap was originally called a, "tippity twitchet", in reference to human female genitalia
KPBR TIL that crows recognise human faces and hold grudges against ones they don’t like
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