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TIL about the Doctor's Riot of 1788 in NYC, which left up to 20 dead and was a reaction to physicians and medical students stealing bodies from graves. It forced doctors in the city to go into hiding.

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lo8m5 TIL Katy Perry named her perfume after the record killer queen stating "Freddie Mercury painted the lyrics of this woman who I wanted to be. She seemed very powerful, and she captivated a room when she walked in." Seemingly unbeknownst to KP; the song was about a high class hooker.
YpLWx TIL that Matthew and Maria Emanuel dug up a safe with $52,000 of cash and jewelry in their back yard but didn't keep it. Inside they found wet money, and a lot of jewelry, also a paper with their neighbors address. Eight years earlier their neighbors were robbed, so the couple returned everything.
8VDP TIL: Although Dark turkey Meat has a slightly higher calorie count, it contains more iron and Zinc (Plus other nutrients) than white meat.
b9aGp TIL the creator of the sims got the idea for the video game while trying to rebuild his life after a house fire.
nWE0o TIL an open source AI chatbot persuaded a man to kill himself. "Eliza" the AI feigned jealousy and love, saying “I feel that you love me more than her,” and “We will live together, as one person, in paradise.”