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TIL that Lee Halpin, a young film-maker seeking to film a documentary about the hardships of being homeless by living as one, was found dead in the streets a few days later.

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PnKE TIL an ancient Chinese dye, used on the Terra Cotta Army, has unique characteristics that might lead to breakthroughs in Quantum Physics
VMybZ TIL about the U.S. Air Force's doomsday weapon, SLAM. The rocket was designed to fly fast and low over the Soviet Union, dropping hydrogen bombs over predetermined targets while its unshielded nuclear reactor contaminated everything in it's path.
PPnG TIL that only two of the past seven US presidents have been right handed, even though about 90% of humans are right handed.
OGoAL TIL about the Kanem–Bornu Empire, which originated around 700 AD, and lasted as the Bornu Empire until 1900. Remnants of it still exist even today as traditional states within Nigeria.
b6llp TIL blood oranges get their color from the pigment anthocyanin. This pigment needs low nightly temperatures to form. Anthocyanin is not commonly found in a majority of citrus fruits.