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TIL there are 161 discovered species of the zombie fungus Ophiocordyceps.

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Ko06 TIL in 1897, a newlywed woman was found dead in her home. Although her death was attributed to natural causes, her mother’s insistence that she had been visited by the woman’s ghost compelled authorities to reopen the case, at which time an autopsy revealed the woman had suffered a broken neck.
yk78 TIL: In the first episode of Futurama, Bender takes Fry to the Head Museum saying, “It’s Free on Tuesdays.” December 31st 2999 will, in fact, be a Tuesday.
jNg4a TIL war criminals convicted in the Hague don't actually serve their sentences there
BA1d TIL A coal power plant produces more radioactive waste than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy
oBkaW TIL about Daniel Lambert (1770 – 1809), a prison guard and animal breeder who was the largest man in recorded history during his lifetime. He once fought a bear in the streets, and became so poor that he was forced to put himself on display.