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TIL of Robert Ledru, a French detective tasked with solving a beach-side gunshot murder. After examining the fatal bullet and some footprints, he came to the conclusion that he himself had committed the murder whilst sleepwalking, and turned himself in.

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D6rg TIL that a failed coup lead by pilots of King’s Hassan II of Morocco attacked his Boeing 727 jetliner using four Northrop F-5 jets. Damaging the fuselage, the king himself grabbed the radio and shouted “Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!” Fooling the rebel pilots to break off their attack.
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NXEoJ TIL that in 1998, Sony had the chance to buy the rights to nearly all Marvel characters for $25 million but chose to acquire only Spider-Man, believing no one cared about the others.
dA8Z TIL that almost 15% of Rio de Janeiro’s population is gay
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