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TIL Former French president Felix Faure died of a seizure in his office while having sex with his mistress. He was the first French president to die of natural causes while holding office.

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4Xo6b TIL bears purr, similar to cats, when they are happy and comfortable.
awpPy TIL that murderer Jessie Dimmick, while running from the police, broke into a couple's house and held them at knifepoint. After he fell asleep, they left and told the police of his location. Dimmick then sued them for $235,000 for breach of contract, saying they had promised not to call the police.
OoJYa TIL in 2009, a woman walking her dog found a human bone on the West Mesa of Albuquerque, New Mexico. After, police discovered the remains of 11 women and a fetus buried in the area. No suspects have been arrested and it’s believed a serial killer is responsible. All the women have been identified.
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e0mpD TIL that a high school in Morgan Freeman's hometown of Charleston, Mississippi held its first racially integrated prom in 2008, 54 years after the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court ruling. Freeman offered to pay for the event if the school board agreed to desegregate.