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TIL that diarrhea was the leading cause of death in the American Civil War and soldiers had an honor code against shooting someone that was pooping.

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7l7x TIL although the stabbing death of indie rock icon Elliott Smith is widely believed to be a suicide his autopsy report lists his mode of death as “undetermined.” Hesitation wounds were absent, possible defensive wounds were found on his hands, and his name was misspelled on his suicide note.
7mZZ TIL that Geneva Steel, in an effort to show the company’s importance to the local economy, paid its employees bonuses in $2 bills, which then started showing up in local businesses
W7wpo TIL that tons of works in the U.S. released between 1909 and 1976 are in the public domain not due to its copyright expiring. Until the Copyright Act of 1976 was passed, a works U.S. copyright had to be renewed 28 years after publication in order for copyright protection to be extended.
xVOb7 TIL that Rob Thomas of Matchbox fame 20 had a rough upbringing and experimented with drugs. During one acid trip he decided to play with dry ice and his hands were burned so badly doctors initially thought they would require amputation.
nEQd TIL a journalist suffered a massive stroke,woke up 20 days later paralyzed,had one eye stitched closed,lost 27 Kgs over 5 months, wrote a book by blinking his left eyelid for ten months four hrs a day, died suddenly 10 days after the book released to excellent reviews,and later a highly rated movie