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TIL about Jarrod Wyatt, an MMA fighter who ripped out a friend's heart and tongue after drinking psychedelic mushroom water. He said he thought his friend had turned into the devil and we was saving the world...he was sentenced in 2010 to life with a minimum of 50 years served.

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QJb6L TIL that the Pietà sculpture of Michelangelo Buonarroti was the only work he ever signed. He only did it after hearing someone claiming the sculpture is theirs. He later regretted his outburst of pride and swore never to sign another work of his hands again.
6DLQ TIL in 2001 Mattel sold a Harry Potter Nimbus 2000 flying broom that vibrated when kids rode it. They pulled it from stores after adult stores began selling the toy.
vPamx TIL that the word "boycott" is named after Charles Boycott, a landlord who became ostracized after an organized movement not to do business with him
MAAb TIL Myley Cyrus mocked Sinead O'Connor for her appearance on SNL where she ripped up a picture of the pope in a protest against pedophilia in the church… Sinead O'Connor was forced into the Madgalene Asylum at age 15, run by the Catholic Church, it forced women into slavery and abuse.
m1kDE TIL Boeing offered to install solid rockets on their early 727-200 airliners back in the 1960s and 1970s. These were for emergency thrust in the event of an engine failure during takeoff at high altitude airports. Only twelve 727s ever had them, all with Mexicana Airlines for use at Mexico City.