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TIL that John Wilkes Booth was present at the hanging of John Brown.

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nWyZ9 TIL about GJ 1214 b, an exoplanet that orbits a star about 48 light-years from our Sun. GJ 1214 b is the most likely known candidate for being an ocean planet or "waterworld." Due to varying pressures, ocean planet models feature steam, liquid, superfluid, high-pressure ice, and plasma-phase water.
0wA41 TIL: In 2007 a thief drove a $280,000 Porsche through the glass window of a Malaysian luxury car showroom. The car was abandoned nearby, its fuel tank empty. The thief kept the keys and returned with a can of gas to the police station where the car was impounded, stealing the vehicle a second time.
V0pZ TIL there is a species of parrot that lives in New Zealand that is nocturnal and resembles a fat green chicken. It often lives up to 95 years, with some living to 120.
9Ykkm TIL of the horrific murder of Junko Furuta, whose case details were so morbid, they caused court spectators to faint when read aloud.