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TIL Marilyn Manson claims the Columbine Massacre destroyed his career. He was blamed for one of the worst shootings in US history.

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ndWP TIL that the pyramids were built not by slaves, but by well–fed, skilled laborers, who were given proper housing and living quarters.
lJxV TIL the longest prison sentence ever was given to an Indonesian woman and her associates were given a 141,078 year sentence for fraud .
YOGB TIL a fan letter from a pistol expert to Ian Fleming saw the introduction of a more robust pistol for James Bond. This expert, Geoffrey Boothroyd, was then written into the novels… you’d know him as Q.
KOD44 TIL the house from 'The Goonies' gets so many fan visits (around 1200 per day), the owner has tried to stop them coming by covering the house in a blue tarp.
ROL4 TIL Kyle Macdonald bartered his way from one red paperclip to a house in 14 online trades