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TIL in 1966, Dr Cyril Wecht was the first person to discover that President JFK's brain had gone missing from the National Archives after his official autopsy at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland, 1963. The chief pathologist in Kennedy’s autopsy later admitted he destroyed autopsy notes.

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wL5M8 TIL that Ridley Scott had plans to adapt the dystopian novel Brave New World into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Ridley Scott ultimately had trouble doing the book justice and stated, “I don’t know what to do with Brave New World. It’s tough….when you reanalyze it, maybe it should stay a book".
l7ld5 TIL Legendary NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw once used the alias with the name of another legendary quarterback "Tom Brady" to check into a hospital... in 1983, when Tom was only 6.
M7o8a TIL the "Tommy Gun" was the 1st weapon labelled a "submachine gun." It originally sold for $200 in 1921 and has since become a collector's item. Today a gun can fetch between $25K-$45K with a model believed to be owned by Bonnie & Clyde selling for $130K.
e0bgE TIL "Mayday" comes from the French word "M'aidez" meaning "Help Me"
5YMOP TIL of Frank Portusach, who, when American forces captured Guam from Spain during the Spanish American War, was appointed governor of Guam with the only qualification being he was an American Citizen