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TIL: An Afghan tank commander reported to his president that Marxists planned to attack the capital. Subsequently, the President ordered tanks to guard it. The tanks then turned their guns on the palace and ultimately killed the him. The tank commander himself was secretly the Marxist general.

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jNRXj TIL about Nannie Doss, an American serial killer responsible for the deaths of eleven people between the 1920s and 1954. Also referred to as the "Giggling Granny". It was revealed that she had killed four husbands, two children, her two sisters, her mother, a grandson, and a mother-in-law.
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LQkRp TIL about Tony Labranche, a New Hampshire politician who, elected to the NH House of Representatives at age 19, is among the youngest state legislators in the country
69058 TIL that you are only born with two fears - the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. Every other fear is learned.