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TIL 27-year-old Randall Jordan-Aparo died after being doused with chemical agents three times in 13 minutes while in a Florida confinement cell. Florida prison officials and the Florida Department oF Law Enforcement concluded there was no relationship between the gassing and Jordan-Aparo’s death

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RpJ4 TIL the highest winning margain and most goals scored in an ice hockey game is held by Australia. (Over New Zealand with a score of 58-0)
wLB0M TIL that amber (the gemstone) is actually fossilized tree resin. Resin is semi-solid and acts as a defense response for a tree's immune system – for instance, sealing and sterilizing wounds.
ym9w TIL the world’s largest soup kitchen is the Golden Temple, the holiest temple for Sikhs, which is located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. The Golden Temple can serve free food for up to 100,000 - 300,000 people every day, regardless of faith, religion, or background.
R7Ddl TIL of Ben L. Salomon, a U.S. Army dentist during WW2, assigned as a front line surgeon. When the Japanese started overrunning his hospital, he took action, allowing the safe evacuation of the wounded and killing as many as 98 enemy troops before being killed himself during the Battle of Saipan.
5YeJD TIL that there was an episode of the Twilight Zone in which three astronauts survive a crash landing and wander through the desert until the last man alive realizes he never left earth. Rodd Serling would use a lot of this plot for a film he helped write called "Planet Of The Apes"