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Wk0Xd TIL that in 1983 the head of a woman was found in a peat bog in England. A man assumed it belonged to his wife, who he had murdered and dumped in the bog in 1961, and made a full confession. The remains were dated and discovered to be 1750 years old. The man was still convicted of his wife's murder.
PJJG TIL Chris Farley was suppose to be the voice of Shrek (he was over 80% done with the dialogue before he died)
NXyKM TIL … there are people who can control their goosebumps
kJO1d TIL I learned about Amorphous Globosus. That animals can be born as a literal ball of organs. It’s thought to be a result of twin pregnancy in which one twin does not have enough room in the womb and is absorbed by the other. It’s unable to survive outside the womb due to a lack of working organs.
kJwGm TIL Kim Jong-il didn't understand that movies were fictional. He liked James Bond, Rambo, and Hong Kong action movies, but would watch them "as if they were records of reality."