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TIL of Janet Chandler a 22-years-old Michigan woman who was gang raped and killed by her colleagues in Feb 1979 because they hated her promiscuity, the case remained unsolved until in 2004 when some college students made a film called "Who killed Janet Chandler?" that led to the case being solved

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m1lOo TIL that Willem Dafoe starred as Jesus in a religious epic, which included supporting performances by Harvey Keitel and David Bowie and was banned from Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina for several years.
Bgrr TIL that heroin was created in a search for a non-addictive alternative to morphine, and was marketed as such for a while.
6ryY TIL in 1996, as a April Fool’s Day prank, the Taco Bell Corporation took out a full-page ad that appeared in six major newspapers saying that it had bought the Liberty Bell and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. The National Historic Park in Philadelphia received hundreds of outraged calls.
alOZ TIL that Jonathan Winters’ career started as a result of losing his wristwatch. He couldn’t afford a new one, but his wife persuaded him to perform in a talent contest where first prize was a wristwatch, feeling certain he could do so. His performance led he to him winning the watch.
G591 TIL there is a lightbulb in California that has been burning for at least 113 years. The lightbulb is often cited as evidence for the idea that modern lightbulbs are intentionally produced to die early so that customers will buy more of them.