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TIL that the first attempt to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand was a complete failure. The bomb bounced off the car, the assassin fled, swallowing a suicide pill then jumping into a nearby river. He could not even get that right, vomiting up the pill and landing in water that was barely ankle-deep.

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6EPJm TIL: Bees don't buzz during an eclipse - Using tiny microphones suspended among flowers, researchers recorded the buzzing of bees during the 2017 North American eclipse. The bees were active and noisy right up to the last moments before totality. As totality hit, the bees all went silent in unison.
D115j TIL of MMA fought with medieval armor and blunt weapons
7amr TIL Renowned concert pianist Krystian Zimerman’s personal Steinway grand piano was confiscated when he landed in New York City to give a recital at Carnegie Hall. US customs destroyed his piano, claiming the glue smelled like explosives.
kNbe TIL in 2015 a teenager died on first day at work when he fell into a wood chipper. The scene was so horrific that his boss at a heart attack on the scene.
Qymp TIL that at Appalachian law school there was a shooting that took place in 2002 where the gunman was cornered by two students who had guns at the time.