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TIL David Koresh and the Branch Davidians set their own fires in their Waco Texas compound as a self-fulfilling prophecy, killing their own followers and children.

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ne069 TIL of Southeastern Provisions, a slaughterhouse in which its owner was reported for weekly deposits of $100K for in-cash-payroll. Many workers were undocumented and not paid for overtime. After a undercover operation, the IRS and ICE raided the site in one of the largest raids in US history.
jNEGN TIL that the New Orleans "Jazz Funeral" is a burial ceremony and celebration of life unique to New Orleans. After the body is buried the band begins to play up-tempo, joyful jazz numbers, crowds of "second liners" join in and begin dancing, transforming the funeral into a street festival.
g4Kb TIL that the reason Sir Christopher Lee does not speak in the 1966 film Dracula: Prince of Darkness is because he thought the lines for Dracula were so appalling that he refused to say them
mx0DM TIL Usain Bolt suffered from scoliosis when he was younger and has an asymmetrical stride when he runs because his legs are slightly different lengths. Researchers aren’t sure if this lack of symmetry is a personal mechanical optimization by Bolt that makes him the fastest human or not.
b96y9 TIL The Trip (1967 movie) by Roger Corman is a movie about LSD, the director took doses to make it. Jack Nicholson who wrote the screenplay was taking it at this time along with two actors in the movie were famous for tripping: Dennis Hooper and Peter Fonda.