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TIL the Midway Atoll used to have a naval base with 5,000 residents but is now a nearly-abandoned wildlife refuge.

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kJxPd TIL about the existence of snail kings, which have a left-handed shell-coiling. For common garden snails, researchers estimate the occurrence frequency of snail kings at 1:40,000 individuals.
KaPQ TIL A 27yo woman tried to marry Charles Manson to have access to his corpse after he died. She planned to make money from people coming to see his body.
Nnde TIL that the Bayanzi tribe of the Congo would execute via decapitation with a twist. While alive, the head of the condemned would be connected to a springy sapling so that when it was cut off, it would be thrown through the air “With the force of a bomb”.
R7De4 TIL: flight attendants hate serving diet coke because the air pressure makes it fizz way more than other sodas.
p81XZ TIL The air conditioner could lead to an increase in allergy symptoms causing sneezing, and the air inside homes is said to be up to five times more polluted than the air outdoors