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TIL corn flakes were invented to cure masturbation.

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XEjlP TIL about Osama bin Laden, an elephant responsible for 27 deaths from 2004-2006
vPBJr TIL that from 1969 to 1971, shortly after it's closing, Alcatraz Island was taken over and occupied by Indigenous Indians to protest the use of their land for the prison
ldlG TIL That African Elephants fall pregnant once every 5 years. They have only 5 days to conceive. If they don’t, they have to wait another 5 years!
W7Grd TIL that in 1904, George C. Parker "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge multiple times, tricking victims into believing they could charge tolls. Some even tried setting up booths before police stopped them. He also "sold" landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, using the phrase, "I have a bridge to sell you."
EPAP TIL that Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia (and drugs) as did her husband a year later. The cause of this coincidence is unknown but is believed to be due to the mold of the house they live in.