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TIL about the Kissinger death tontine and now someone has won "a selection of liquors from countries where Kissinger has overthrown the democratically elected leader."

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WlJB TIL in 2014 a British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose device then exploded.
6JBl TIL that the US Government Gave Indiana University One Million Dollars to Study Memes
4XApo TIL about the failed assassination attempt on Andrew Jackson. Following a congressional funeral, the assailant attempted to shoot him, however his pistol misfired. He then pulled out a second loaded pistol, it too misfired. Jackson responded by clubbing the man with his walking cane several times.
m1Z1E TIL the U.S. government is handing out free wasps to farmers for pest control.
0d7mR TIL that pursuant to Section 189 of the German Criminal Code, defaming the dead can lead to a prison sentence of up to two years.