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TIL of Elmer McCurdy; a funhouse prop that turned out to be a real corpse

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m1wZY TIL that the term Scapegoat stems from an ancient goat sacrifice ritual in Ancient Judaism and likely older 2400 BC Ebla (Modern day Syria)
69WpW TIL the word 'sardonic' may originate from a ritual of killing old people while laughing
Roya TIL That English musician David Bowie does not have any recollection of creating his critically acclaimed album,“ Station to Station.” This is because he was in a psychotic state of terror, fueled by an “astronomical” cocaine habit.
RDGQ TIL the Russian Romanov Royal House still exists in exile. They have a Grand Duchess, an heir tsesarevich, and a website.
VjRQ TIL that in 2007, the First Mount Olive Free Will Baptist Church purchased a $150,000 Bentley, neglected to pay their $12,000 water bill, and defaulted on their $1.5 million mortgage. The church was struck by lightning and the subsequent fire completely destroyed the building.