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TIL that a woman died of natural causes and her free-range pet golden hamster scavanged her body to make a nest of her bones, skin and flesh.

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OQWL TIL of “Abortion Doping”, a rumoured practice where female athletes get pregnant, use the hormonal benefits for their performance, and abort the pregnancy.
P18aV TIL that the Colt Armalite AR-15 was used in Vietnam starting in 1961. Battlefield reports from US Army Special Forces lavishly praised the AR-15 and the stopping-power of the 5.56mm cartridge, pressing for wide adoption as a replacement for the M-14. The M-16 variant was then deployed in 1964.
mxJ8O TIL that the Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of education and medical services in the world.
N7g81 TIL that the Earl Louis Mountbatten, Prince Philips's uncle, was assassinated. In 1979, an IRA assassin planted a radio controlled bomb on his personal fishing boat, killing him and several others on board.
9wkwr TIL That the regional delivery service Lasership is so widely criticized that in 2022 it had more complaints to the Better Business Bureau than UPS, despite the latter serving the entire country.