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TIL that in 1979 there was an anthrax leak in Russia, killing about 100 people, and was covered up as mad cow disease

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l70lG TIL OJ Simpson wrote a book titled If I Did It after being found not guilty for the murder of his ex wife Nicole. After filing for bankruptcy a judge awarded all profits of the book to the family of his ex wife who promptly changed the cover to say I Did It with the if in tiny font.
Z8e5G TIL that Disneyland has its own color called "Go Away Green", a shade designed to help unsightly things blend in with the landscaping. Go Away Green is a gray-green (and kinda bluish) shade, tested and formulated to blend in well among almost anything: concrete, landscaping, the sky, you name it.
AAWg TIL that the first fatal car accident occurred in 1896, when the victim was hit by a car moving at 4 mph (6.4km/h). The coroner reported: “I trust that this sort of nonsense will never happen again.”
grOoL TIL Enya's music "Only Time" re-entered the Billboard Top 100 reaching number 43, thirteen years after the original release thanks to it being featured in Volvo's Epic Split commercial with Jean-Claude Van Damme
xVEMD TIL That A California Aquarium Once Apologized for Calling An Otter 'Thicc,' 'Chonky,' and an 'Absolute Unit'