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TIL that James Earl Ray's brother once tried to sell a videotape of his brother's autopsy for $400K.

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bWV9 TIL that schizophrenics are much less likely to recognize the sound of their own voice.
oRRbA TIL Rudolf Vrba & another man escaped from Auschwitz by noting that after prisoners went missing, searching only lasted for 3 days. They hid in a hole for 3 days outside the inner perimeter fence, & on the 4th day got away.
OGEeY TIL Grass didn't exist until the Cretaceous
Onre TIL that James May, from the show Top Gear, got fired from an automobile review magazine for hiding the secret message “So you think it’s really good, yeah? You should try making the bloody thing up; it’s a real pain in the arse” in his articles.
QJW0e TIL a dog in Mexico named Frida has identified and saved the lives of 12 people trapped under rubble from earthquakes, and has identified a total of 52 bodies during her career. She is now considered a national heroine in Mexico.