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TIL that Jane Pierce, the wife of President Franklin Pierce, was so heartbroken at the loss of their son, Benjamin, that for nearly two years, she remained in the upstairs living quarters of the White House, spending her days writing letters to her dead son.

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jNKlp TIL that in 2012 a 'Dead' man turned up at his own funeral in Brazil. His appearance prompted some people to faint and others to flee in panic.
gMOWy TIL that the director of My Cousin Vinny (1992) has a law degree from Cambridge and that the film is highly regarded in the legal community for its realistic depiction of courtroom procedure and trial strategy
VMgLQ TIL that, back in 1979, a cryonics company which promised to freeze and preserve your brain for later revival went bust, and all the bodies thawed out.
X0e4r TIL that in 1997, three men from Yemen sued NASA for landing on Mars.They claimed that they inherited the planet from their ancestors 3,000 years ago.
8p94 TIL there was the Soviet equivalent to Eurovision called the Intervision Song Contest. Because of a lack of phones, viewers would turn lights on or off if they liked or didn’t like the song. According to load experienced on the electrical network, points were granted accordingly to each contestant.