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TIL in 1975, the USSR planned an invasion of Chile to rescue Luis Corvalán

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XEJa8 TIL About “Coffin Clubs”- groups of old people in New Zealand who are banding together to make their own funeral caskets. They say that it helps combat loneliness and is a cost-effective way of having a coffin. They also make baby coffins and donate them to local hospitals.
w7WJ TIL that there were enough discrepancies in famous outlaw John Dillinger’s autopsy and oddities in the events leading up to his death to suggest that the FBI killed the wrong man and simply claimed otherwise to escape embarrassment.
d87o7 TIL the mites that live on your face are related to ticks and spiders. They eat the oil from your skin, hide in your pores, have sex on your face while you sleep, and can tell researchers where your ancestors came from.
5Yo7Q TIL the EU abolished Daylight Saving Time, leaving the decisions up to national governments starting in 2021.
x6JB0 TIL there is a American Football world championship, but the United States has only participated the last 3 times which they all won