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TIL - That there was an experiment called the Three Christs of Ypsilanti, where three schizophrenics claiming to be Jesus were brought together to have their reactions documented. In the end, each came to the conclusion that the other two must have mental issues.

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b9JZ0 TIL that after President Kennedy was shot Jackie Kennedy wore her blood-soaked, pink dress to both the hospital and the swearing in of President Johnson. The unlaundered suit was donated to the National Archives and Records Administration and will not be placed on public display until 2103.
oR5EL TIL “Edward Scissorhands” test screenings were so encouraging for 20th Century Fox, the president of the studio considered marketing the film on the scale of “E.T," but decided, “We have to let it find its place. We want to be careful not to hype the movie out of the universe.”
gp4L TIL of a Canadian child molester who posted about 200 swirled images of his face online molesting kids in Cambodia and Vietnam. German investigators figured out a technique for unswirling the images, leading to his arrest.
4OnX TIL The half brother of the last Emperor of China is still alive at 94 years old
LQdam TIL Yuri Gagarin was chosen for the first spaceflight instead of Gherman Titov because the first Soviet flight was to be one orbit and ~110 minutes, and the second flight 17.5 orbits and 25 hours. Someone with a stronger body was needed for the longer flight, thus the "weaker" Gagarin was chosen.