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TIL of a Floridian man who committed suicide, and by using a weather balloon to carry off the gun, made it appear he'd been murdered.

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E1XMp TIL both the 1988 revival of The Munsters and the 1998 revival of The Addams Family produced more episodes than the original shows
J1pyk Today I learned that the Jambato Toad was believed to have gone extinct back in 1988 due to being wiped out by a fungal disease, but the species was rediscovered in 2016.
e0Bwb TIL that in ancient Ireland, sucking a king’s nipples was a gesture of submission. Failed kings would have their nipples brutally cut to dethrone them and make them incapable of holding kingship.
Eg8LW TIL that Indian actor Bonda Mani did not receive Indian citizenship and forever remained as a refugee in India until his death
Yr4v TIL That beekeeping in Ukraine is a major economic activity. 700,000 people, 1.5% of the Ukrainian population, are engaged in producing honey.