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TIL an entire family was killed by rotting potatoes.

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6Lm8 TIL A woman hired A hitman to kill a family in order to obtain a block of cocaine she had seen, but it later turned out to be a block of fancy cheese.
VBjjm TIL in 1942 United States Military printed and distributed money with the words "HAWAII" over the currency. This way, if the islands were invaded, the currency would become obsolete and not effect the mainland economy.
e06o4 TIL the star-shaped base of the Statue of Liberty was originally a fort built to defend against the British
4XyZg TIL that at Ford's Theatre a portrait of George Washington is hung on the box where President Abraham Lincoln was shot. At the time, there was no official presidential seal or symbol, so owner John T. Ford hung the portrait there, as a symbol of the office.
KYNeJ TIL of Yoshie Shiratori, a Japanese man who successfully broke out of 4 different Japanese prisons (once using miso soup to corrode and break his cuffs). After his 4th escape, he encountered a police officer who offered him a cigarette. Touched by this gesture, he willingly turned himself in again.