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TIL the pistols used in the Hamilton v Burr duel (owned by Hamilton) were not equal. One was modified with a hair trigger, allowing one to shoot faster, with less pull.

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NW0J TIL there’s a macabre science around “beating heart” corpses. In many cases, doctors and health care providers aren’t sure who’s dead. There’s also the “Lazarus Effect” where a corpse will sit upright, raise its arms and cross them in front of their chest.
XdAk TIL Donald Glover was voted “Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons” in high school. In his last year of college, it was a spec script he wrote for The Simpsons that started his career as a writer for 30 Rock.
BrJ7x TIL Australia’s first police force was made up of the most well-behaved convicts.
R8bQ TIL that a man who spent 6 months in jail after being falsely accused of murder was set free when his attorney established his alibi by finding him in outtake footage from “Curb Your Enthusiasm” which was shooting at a Dodgers game.
KJpR TIL that none of the players who lost their powers in the movie Space Jam ever won an NBA Championship.