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TIL tongue prints are unique and have been proposed as a reliable biometric in identifying bodies.

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v1bE4 TIL: Wikimedia Commons hosts the iconic golden age porn flick "Debbie Does Dallas" in its entirety because it is in the public domain. Despite the movie selling over 50k video tapes, the producers never registered for a copyright within 5 years of the release.
loGa5 TIL a Russian woman - angry at being denied French citizenship - once tried to attack the Mona Lisa by throwing a ceramic tea cup at it. Luckily it was ecased in bulletproof glass.
wKPY TIL That the majority of Americans believe that violent crime rates are at an all time high, despite the fact that they have been steadily declining for decades
Eg4oX TIL That the long term leader of East Germany, Erich Honecker, despite being a driving force behind the construction of the Berlin Wall and the order to shoot anyone attempting to flee to the West never served any prison time for his crimes.
b9YeZ TIL that Karl Marx, George Michael and Douglas Adams are all buried in the same cemetery (Highgate Cemetery) in London