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TIL the “L” in salmon is silent

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KeRa TIL: In 1993 the US Supreme Court ruled animal sacrifice as part of religious practice is protected under the first amendment.
e0kKb TIL in 2008, a British man was found dead at his apartment- he had been decapitated by a chainsaw. He was the last tenant in a block of flats which had been cleared for redevelopment. Police said his death was not suspicious. Post-mortem tests showed he died of a "complete transection of the neck".
9Y6Am TIL that blanks in a gun can kill. Jon-Erik Hexum was an actor who accidentally killed himself with a blank gun. Later his transplanted heart saved the life of a Las Vegas pimp.
OG9de TIL that George Carlin recorded an album called, "I kind of like it when a lot of people die" on September 9-10 2001
x6eE1 TIL that a Kia/Hyundai whistleblower was awarded $24 million USD for reporting the companies' failure to recall unsafe cars and share accurate recall information with the government.