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TIL that in 1984 the lead singer of Motley Crue got drunk, killed a man, admitted to it, and got 30 days in jail.

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a8jxo TIL that using biodegradable plastic bags doesn't mean they can be discarded anywhere. They require specific conditions to decompose properly. Incorrect methods include throwing them in regular trash or leaving them out in nature.
Y7env TIL in 1992 Annette Herfkens was the sole survivor of a plane crash that included her fiancé & 28 others. Despite having 12 fractures in her hip, 2 in her leg, a broken jaw & a collapsed lung, she survived 8 days in a Vietnamese jungle on rainwater until a local officer came by & got help.
wLov8 TIL the first planet we landed probes on besides earth was not Mars but Venus
R5MPl TIL Neapolitan ice cream was invented in Prussia.
yQYvv TIL of the Bohemian Grove: A restricted 2700 acre campground in California that is only available for the world's elite. It is described as a private vacation getaway yet it is famous for hosting the Manhattan Project planning meeting in 1942, that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.