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TIL that the woman behind the Columbia Pictures image, Jenny Joseph, never modeled before & after that image.

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00Wp TIL The wreck of a WW2 “Liberty ship” is sitting off the coast of Kent and it’s loaded with 1400 tonnes of explosives, the equivalent of a small nuclear device.
j6j5n TIL that U.S. cities with more country music on the radio have higher suicide rates
Z8pxo TIL Don Henley called paramedics to his home on November 21, 1980, where a 16-year-old girl was found naked and claiming she had overdosed on quaaludes and cocaine. Henley got away with only a contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge and a $2,500 fine.
M7yk0 TIL of Esmie Tseng, a top student and pianist, whose parents imposed impossible standards. She once was grounded for a 96% on an exam. When punished, she was forced to stand naked in a corner. In 2005, at 16 yrs old, she snapped, fatally stabbing her mom. She was tried as an adult and served ~6 yrs.
Me1Qm TIL that Siberian Worms Frozen In Permafrost For Up To 42,000 Years Defrosted Back To Life and Are Said To Be Moving and Eating.