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TIL When William The Conqueror of England died, the body exploded when they tried to stuff him into the too-small stone coffin.

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dDXmZ TIL: On November 1st, 1755, An earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal on All Saints Day. Thousands died as churches collapsed. Fire broke out across the city and people fled to the harbor, but there was no water. They started looting the wrecked ships and an incoming tsunami killed thousands more.
dD8vZ TIL 1931 Best Picture nominee Trader Horn, the first non-documentary filmed in Africa, had one crew member eaten by a crocodile, another stampeded by a rhinoceros, and the lead actress suffered a career ending illness
yQeoV TIL if you invested $1 each in stocks and gold in 1801, by 1998 you'd have over $500K in stock and 78 cents in gold.
PlYE TIL JFK’s last words to Jackie were, “Take off those glasses, Jackie.”
rRL00 TIL that you are more likely to die of natural hazards such as snake bites or bushfire than homicide in Australia.