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TIL of a man who was the last tenant in a housing unit to be developed and who was found in his apartment decapitated by a chainsaw with his death being ruled as “nothing suspicious” by authorities.

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1ZpW TIL the 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
oBQEE Til that an Arizona man named Walter Earl Morrison stole a diamond worth 160k$ and traded it for only 20$ worth of marijuana.
7rM4P TIL Essential Oils are not 'essential' or indispensible for the human body (like essential amino acids and essential fatty acids). The word 'essential' in Essential Oils simply means it contains the essence of the plant's fragrance.
m1vyo TIL that Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell, who opened the first Taco Bell in 1962, after previously running taco stands called Taco Tia and El Taco. The original walk-up window location served tostadas, burritos, frijoles, chiliburgers, and tacos, all for 19 cents.
oBJ6W TIL Between 2011 and 2013, more cement was consumed in China than what was used across the entire US over the course of the 20th century