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TIL that Judge Ito ( of OJ simpson trial fame) was married to the former superior officer of Mark Fuhrman (of OJ Simpson trial fame)

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XrdX TIL there is a company in Minnesota that specializes in lying for you - false work references and fake verification of alibis for SO’s for $60 each
WyQ9 TIL that a believed reason for Genghis Khan’s death was an arrow to the knee
9wpgQ TIL of BZ, a chemical warfare nerve agent first synthesised in 1952. It has an anticholinergic effect with frightening hallucinations lasting for days, with effects still present after weeks. It is also very easy to overdose on
6Egal TIL the battlecruiser SMS Seydlitz sank three times. The third time was because the guy in charge wasn't there when it was raised, so he made them re-sink it so he could get the photo-op.
rRl4o TIL in 2007, a study was done to see if women were more talkative than men. 396 individuals were strapped with voice recorders for several days. Both men and women were found to speak an average of 16,000 words per day.