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TIL researchers from Texas State University left a human corpse on a 26-acre woodland site to study how human bodies decompose in the wild. They ended up capturing the first image of a deer eating human remains.

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kJB1B TIL Tommy Lee Jones sells coffee in Japan
9gXD TIL that the night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the legislation to form the Secret Service was on his desk.
neBRB TIL in 1996 heavyweight boxing contender Andrew Golota fought Riddick Bowe twice. Both times Golota was disqualified for multiple low blows to Bowe. Both times Golota was dominating the fight and leading on the scorecards when he was disqualified.
b9Ra9 TIL: The Rank of Admiral of the Navy is the highest possible rank in the United States Navy. The rank is equated to that of a six-star admiral and is one of the two highest possible military ranks in the United States Armed Forces. It has only been awarded once, to George Dewey in March 24, 1903.
P5pe TIL Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was created in 1939 by a 34 year old Montgomery Ward employee. The employee was given the task of writing a short story to give away as a marketing booklet to children during the Christmas season