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TIL if conditions are met, the fat of a decaying human body can turn into a soap like substance, mummifying it. In Germany some graves are so prone to it, they have burial chambers, and special soil to prevent the saponification process.

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9wQwm TIL California's only pirate was a corsair sent by the Argentine Navy. He took control of Monterey for six days and during this time his Argentinian troops burned down the town's fort, artillery headquarters, governor's residence, and the Spanish houses, but left the residents unharmed
1an6P TIL that Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler scheduled a meeting over tea in 1932. Hitler stood Churchill up, rescheduled, and stood him up again.
jN6Nv TIL that Abercrombie & Fitch existed in 1917 and one of their products was a women's grey wool suit
JYjaV TIL that on October 24, 1975 an estimated 90 percent of women of Iceland participated a “women’s day off” to demonstrate the value of their work, both paid and unpaid. Fathers had little choice but to bring their children to work or stay home themselves, leading them to call it “the long Friday.”
OoJL TIL: People for the ETHICAL Treatment of Animals (PETA) Virginia animal shelter has 97% kill rate, and actually promotes the killing of companion animals.