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TIL Typhoid Mary refused to wash her hands when preparing meals because she insisted on not having typhoid, even though almost all families she cooked for contracted the disease.

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me8P TIL In 1992, a man in Texas was sent to death row for murdering his kids by arson. He was executed by lethal injection in 2004. In 2009, through advances in technology, it was found that the fire was likely accidental. According to an expert, “There was no item of evidence that indicated arson.”
N7ZMQ TIL In 1982 video game company, Mystique, released a game called Custer's Revenge for the Atari 2600. The game received immediate backlash because the player controlled the character George Custer, sporting a visible erection, whose main goal was to find and "abuse" native women tied to poles.
Wk6BB TIL a German woman and her son on Christmas Eve 1944 fed and sheltered 3 American and 4 German soldiers in her small cabin in the Huertgen forest. Both sides disarmed themselves for that night, and the next morning the Germans gave their adversaries a compass and directions before leaving.
mxkvO TIL Thomas Jefferson described the miracles in the Bible, including Jesus coming back from the dead, as "contrary to reason". When it came to the Bible, he was only interested in the moral teachings of Jesus and nothing else.
mAVR TIL that the U.S. Secret Service uses code names (assigned by White House Communications agency) for the U.S. Presidents, first ladies and prominent persons. Earlier it was for security purposes but now it’s just for brevity, clarity and tradition.