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7r5yX TIL that there has never been a documented case of a stranger intentionally poisoning a trick-or-treater by tampering with candy; the closest case was Ronald Clark O’Bryan, who laced his own child's candy with cyanide, as part of a scheme to claim life insurance
nOno TIL One minute each night, skyscrapers, tugboats, hotels, a yacht club and police cruisers send a blinking goodnight message to sick kids inside Hasbro children’s hospital Providence. R.I.
p8Z9Q TIL that human brains are specialized for face recognition while chimp brains are specialized for butt recognition.
8e4dP TIL William B. Wilson, the first US Secretary of Labor, was born in Scotland and worked in Pennsylvania coal mines starting at the age of 9.
N7dk1 TIL The USS Johnston was saluted by a Japanese destroyer captain as it was sinking, after spending nearly 3 hours squaring off against 23 Japanese ships, including 4 Battleships, 8 Cruisers and 11 destroyers.