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TIL prolific necrophiliac Karen Greenlee stole a hearse and had sex with the corpse it contained. California did not have laws against necrophilia at the time, so she was only given a $250 fine and 11 days in jail for stealing the hearse.

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4RJa TIL that Genghis Khan set up an institution to ensure complete religious freedom in the Mongol empire.
jNK5Q TIL world famous mime Marcel Marceau appears in the 1976 Mel Books film "Silent Movie". He has the only speaking role.
nWNwo TIL The Fairey Swordfish biplane was considered out of date by 1939 but was effective throughout WW2. Swordfish sunk more enemy tonnage than any other plane, sunk numerous U-boats, disabled the Bismarck, and remained in use into 1945.
neryB Why is it that at the very moment that you should be the most relaxed, you suddenly get seized with the feeling of falling through the air? It's not uncommon. About 70 percent of people regularly face this experience, which is technically known as a hypnic jerk.
a8V0b TIL Italian Flagship Re d'Italia was built in NYC in the middle of the American Civil War