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TIL that the guy who wrote The Anarchist Cookbook became a teacher, denounced his book, and was unaware of how many perpetrators of violent crimes had a copy of his book in their possession.

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GYKK7 TIL Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche was a Haitian engineer who lost his life on the Titanic.He was one of only 3 passengers of known African ancestry on the ill-fated voyage of RMS Titanic. He put his pregnant French wife and their two daughters onto a lifeboat;they survived but sadly he did not.
JkRm TIL There are 1,560 people in the US who had identical first and last names, of which, Thomas Thomas was the most common
wLAV7 TIL that Hawaii has no squirrels.
YOwZ TIL there is a secret swimming pool in the Mojave Desert that anyone can use. There are no roads, trails or signs that lead to the pool.
jArM TIL Ore trains in Sweden traveling down to the coast generate five times the amount of electricity they use, powering nearby towns and the return trip for other trains.