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TIL that mystery writer and the inventor of the detective novel Edgar Allen Poe's death is actually a mystery itself. The death certificate and medical records were lost and there is no definitive cause of death.

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9YWnr TIL that Joseph Smith, the founder of the LDS church, and his brother Hyrum were shot to death by an angry mob while in prison in Carthage, Illinois. After being shot in the face, Hyrum exclaimed “I’m a dead man, Joseph!” Then Joseph was shot while trying to escape out of a second story window.
7r1Xx TIL that during WWII, Turkey had agreed to export an extremely large amount of chromite to Nazi Germany (partially contingent on what Germany would ship to them). To stop the shipments, the Allies 'pre-clusively' purchased much of the ore, even when they did not need any more of it.
e0YND TIL the term "boycott" is named after Charles Boycott, a 19th century English land-agent in Ireland who didn't lower rents for the tenants on the estate he managed. They withdrew their labor and began a campaign of isolation, including local shops refusing to serve him.
ADoja TIL that US territories like Puerto Rico get to vote in primaries and caucuses to help political parties choose nominees for the presidential election despite not being able to vote in the presidential election itself
4XOAR TIL In 1994, a group of Japanese bank robbers sent the bank they robbed a thank you note which said "thank you so much for the bonus. We can now live on this loot for the rest of our lives"