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TIL there is a corpse that is so well preserved that it hasn’t decomposed in 95 years.

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e0Gbk TIL The Department Of Homeland Security, the third largest cabinet department after the DoD and VA was created less than 20 years ago in response to 9/11.
7lwZ TIL the base sound of the lightsaber is an old projection motor Ben Burtt worked with as a projectionist. The “sparkling, scintillating” part was discovered by accident when he passed a microphone behind a television. Burtt’s “natural sound” approach in Star Wars pioneered modern sound design
LkQVd TIL in 2005 a Psychologist working for the defense to of serial killer Dennis Rader (BTK) hired former reality television star Omarosa Manigault to produce a "high-quality" video of Rader to "humanize" him at sentencing. The tape was not used at trial and instead ended up on Dateline NBC.
n9AY TIL that many of the minor characters from The Wire are played by real-life police officers, politicians and former criminals. In fact, many of the former criminals who act on the show were previously arrested by the real-life cops who act on the show.
PK5e TIL it is illegal for US citizens and corporations to boycott Israel.