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TIL some of Kurt Cobain’s ashes were taken to New York, blessed by Bhuddist monks, mixed into clay and then made into ceremonial staues in the monastery

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JY9m TIL a study has suggested that men outnumber women among American rape victims - [repost per admin]
0wx1v TIL that one of the top security experts at the FBI, Frank Abagnale, was also one of the most successful con-mans of all time. He posed as a pilot to travel for free on over 250 flights to 25 countries aged between 16-18, and had scammed his father out of $28k (adjusted for inflation) aged just 15.
9ZYX TIL that Buffalo Hump wasn’t the Comanche war chief’s real name. Americans refused to call him by his actual name which actually meant something along the lines of “erection that won’t go down.”
DQE5g TIL in 1963 Marco Ruiz became the only baseball pitcher to both win AND lose the same game. This happened when he started pitching a game that ended up being postponed. He was traded to the opposing team and was the last pitcher when the game resumed at a later date.
W7GRB TIL that the Franchi SPAS 12, one of the most iconic movie guns and a staple in countless video games, has not been in production for 24 years and due to this and a temporary import ban to the US (1989 -2004), is actually highly sought after and quite expensive.