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TIL In Kansas, it is illegal to hunt whales, even though it is located in the middle of the country with no coastline in sight.

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AGQa TIL if you die in Amsterdam without anyone attending your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your burial. A biography of their life is also written on their website for anyone to read. They are to remain unnamed.
epg5D TIL Breakaway song was written by Avril but decided to give to Kelly
rvrM TIL CIA Operation Mongoose tried to kill Castro with exploding cigars, shells to poisoned wetsuits, milkshakes, a former lover; character assassination via thallium to make his beard fall out and LSD. Castro: “If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal.”
9ww4p TIL in Ancient Greece they believed Leprosy is cured by bathing in the blood of children
gLZ9 TIL that Randy Wools, a drug addict, helped executioners find a vein before he was executed through lethal injection.