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TIL in 2006 muggers accosted magician David Copperfield, who promptly turned all of his pockets empty despite carrying his wallet, cell phone and passport

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n5YW TIL on September 11, 1857, a wagon train heading through Utah toward California was attacked by a Mormon Militia. The militia had disguised themselves as Indians, but once it was suspected that their cover was blown, the Mormons feigned a truce and slaughtered 120 men, women, and children.
yQaMe TIL Whitesnake's 1987 no. 1 hit song, Here I Go Again, was actually a re recording of their 1982 version that never charted. There is only a one word difference in the lyrics. They changed "hobo" to "drifter" to ensure it was no longer mistakenly heard as homo.
dDR6Q TIL mushroom clouds can be caused by any powerful explosion, not just nuclear, and there are depictions of them in art since the 1700's
WgD9 TIL that C.S. Lewis, Aldous Huxley, and John F. Kennedy all died on the same day - November 22, 1963.
XEvV8 TIL a whale (188 decibels) is louder than the Space shuttle launching (160 decibels).