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TIL a Victorian undertaker inadvertently launched the first Low Carb diet craze

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Eg1Ro TIL Mariano Marcos (the father of former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos and grandfather of president-elect Bongbong Marcos), was executed by guerillas for alleged collaboration with the Japanese. His hands were tied to water buffaloes who riped his body apart alive in different directions.
9Yxm7 TIL that the name Caligula is a childhood nickname that roughly translates to “little boots” or “bootikins.” The infamous emperor, whose real name was Gaius, hated it.
LkJ9d TIL of 'Death by GPS,' or the deaths of people who follow their GPS systems off cliffs, into lakes, and deep into the desert. These deaths are mainly attributed to "uncritical acceptance of turn-by-turn commands and paying more attention to the navigation system than what is in front of them."
6EwvX TIL that caffeine is used in certain shampoos to prevent hair loss. It's becoming more and more popular as time progresses.
dap8 TIL the rating on the IMDB page for This is Spinal Tap goes to 11