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TIL many fingerprint scanners won't recognize the fingerprint of a dead person, as dead people's skin does not have the electrical conductance needed for such fingerprint scanners to work.

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ANQvo TIL that ex Confederate General Joseph E Johnston died after serving as a pallbearer at the funeral of his former opponent General Sherman in 1891. Despite rain and cold, Johnston refused to wear a hat, out of respect for Sherman.
woX97 TIL there's a type of bezoar (gastrointestinal stone) that develops from eating partially unripe persimmons and one of the cures for this is Coca-Cola, which is enough to completely dissolve the bezoar on its own in around half of the cases
4rXb TIL St. Lawrence was roasted to death on a hot grill. In defiance he said “Turn me over - I’m done on this side!”. He is now Patron Saint of Comedians
5Ln9 TIL that a man was given a 13 year sentence for armed robbery in the year 2000, but the state of Missouri forgot to put him in prison. They only noticed in 2013, 13 years later, when it came time for his ‘release’.
wLDpY TIL that Roseate Spoonbills get their pink coloration from the foods they eat. Crustaceans and other aquatic invertebrates contain pigments called carotenoids that help turn their feathers pink.