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TIL That The Original Michael Myers Mask Was Just A Modified Captain Kirk mask.

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GA9kE TIL that Meriwether Lewis suffered bouts of depression and probably committed suicide only a few years after completing the famous Lewis and Clark expedition.
kOrje TIL That for 15 years during the cold war, the passcode to fire the U.S nuclear arsenal was 00000000
gJPL TIL that a successful attempt at breaking the altitude record for a helicopter resulted in an engine failure which led to a world record for the longest autorotation of a helicopter.
J1lG4 TIL about childlore which is the folk culture of children between the ages of about 6 and 15. As a branch of folklore it is concerned with activities learnt and passed on by children to other children.
xjGg TIL that in Saudi Arabi a 19-year-old gang rape victim was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail for the crime of “indecency” and “speaking to the press”