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TIL a mob of angry Dutch killed and ate their prime minister
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TIL there is a tree that sheds part of its outer bark annually, showing a bright green inner bark which then darkens and matures to give blue, purple, orange and then maroon tones…
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TIL: President James A. Garfield’s killer Charles J. Guiteau bought a revolver with an Ivory grip over a cheaper wooden grip because he thought it would look better as a museum piece after the Assassination.
16Zx8
TIL that the reason pen caps have holes is so you can't choke on them.
KOpdR
TIL The Bee Gee's wrote "Islands in the Stream" for Marvin Gaye, it was a hit for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton and then sampled for "Ghetto Superstar". When The Bee Gee's finally recorded their version, they used "Ghetto Superstar " for their final chorus.
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TIL about a Vanishing Temple in India that vanishes twice a day. Due to high tide, the temple gets completely submerged in water, and then later reappears at low tide.