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TIL: Jimmy Hoffas middle name was Riddle

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J7Q4 TIL that as a boy, composer Guiseppe Verdi missed his cue to give water and wine to the priest. The priest kicked Verdi down the alter steps, to which Verdi responded by saying" May God strike you with lightning". Eight years later the priest was struck by lightning and killed.
wL7AP TIL of David Shaw, an Australian scuba diver/aircraft pilot who recorded his own death while attempting to retrieve a 10 year old corpse from a 200+ metre deep underwater cave. The corpse belonged to a young diver who had gone missing 10 years earlier while on a dive.
Z8mnv TIL the state of New York requires the seller of a house to disclose if they believe their house is haunted.
wLnvW TIL that Jennefer Lopez is not in fact married or even related to George Lopez
KYJAB TIL Rosebud wasn't revealed to be Charles Kane’s sled until the 40s