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TIL Lobster Chew With Their Stomach

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epeRJ TIL of The Sawback Blade Bayonet. A German knife used in WW1 that would pull out the insides of it's victims and cause inevitable and painful death. They were recalled by the German military because British and French soldiers would torture and kill any soldiers caught with one, on principle.
XEbbX TIL Artists Ivan Seal and James Kirby (The Caretaker), released an album named "Everywhere At The End of Time" that uses electronically altered music to explore the advancement and totality of dementia. The album spans six stages with descriptions of each stage as it develops.
kJwJm TIL that Key West had a fire chief named Bum Farto that was convicted of drug trafficking and disappeared before his sentencing, never to be seen again.
8ama8 TIL Thomas Jefferson and George Washington happened to both be King George III's 11th cousin, once removed. They were leading a revolution against their own blood relatives.
Kkm9 TIL Game company NCSoft published a fake letter from Ultima-creator Richard Garriott while he was in quarantine after returning from space, announcing his “voluntary” resignation. Then they fired him.