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TIL Sarah Jessica Parker's ancestor Esther Elwell was accused of being a witch in 1692 Salem when a young girl claimed to have seen her ghost strangling her neighbor. Esther's case never went to court and she escaped a tragic death by a matter of days, as Salem stopped trying witches 1 month prior.

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R55b1 TIL New Zealand kea birds can be taught to use touchscreens with their tongues.
8MeP TIL Bayer lost the rights to the brand names “Heroin” and “Aspirin” as punishment for German involvement in WWI. As a result they are now generalized terms.
W7Ng9 TIL There are different rates of suicides and suicidal behavior between males and females. While females more often have suicidal thoughts, males die by suicide more frequently. In the Western world, males die by suicide three to four times more often than do females.
OoAr6 TIL the Swiss Army Knives are red so they can more easily be found when dropped in snow
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