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TIL that the first time someone attempted to publish the secrets of the Freemasons, he was kidnapped and murdered.

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EWWx TIL in 1993 the Japanese religious cult Aum Shinrikyo released aerosolized Anthrax in a city near Tokyo over the course of 2 days. It should’ve killed thousands, however, they used a strain of Anthrax used for cattle vaccinations and inadvertently could’ve immunized everyone instead.
DQ0rp TIL CSPAN Presidential Historians Survey from 2000-2017 consistently rank the top 3 GOAT U.S. presidents as Lincoln, Washington, and FDR. The worst ranked president was James Buchanan. Lincoln, Washington, FDR scored highest in Crisis Leadership, Moral Authority, and Public Persuasion respectively
9wEwm TIL executing minors in the US wasn't ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court until 1993.
J9Y8 TIL that Bill Murray considers Groundhog Day the movie he was born to make and probably the best work that he has done. Before that movie he was seen largely as a clown. After it, he was a complex actor with range.
EYYV TIL that Shakespeare really enjoyed the word “cunt” and used many euphemisms for genitalia in his work.