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TIL: Gin and Tonic glows in the dark because tonic water contains quinine, which absorbs ultraviolet light and re-emits it as visible light.

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GYD5N TIL Richard Klinkhamer's wife "disappeared" in 1991. He then wrote a book on seven ways to kill your spouse. In 2000, new owners of his former home found the skeletal remains of his wife, and in 2001 he was sentenced to 7 years in prison. He was released in 2003 for good behavior.
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