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TIL A koi fish, named “Hanako”, was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.

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BgvGr TIL - Red Cell was formed in 1984 by the creator of Seal Team 6 to demonstrate the vulnerabilities of military installations. In 1986 they kidnapped and tortured a man for 30 hours as part of an operation.
VM1jp TIL Jeffery Dahmer was pulled over in 1978 on suspicion of DUI while trying to dispose of his first victim. A garbage bag containing the dismembered body was in plain view of the police officer. Dahmer talked his way out of trouble and was let go.
gMJXW TIL in 1911, a House Member introduced a resolution to abolish the Senate because it "has become an obstructive and useless body, a menace to the liberties of the people, and an obstacle to social growth;" His proposal died silently in committee.
e0No4 TIL that Isoroku Yamamoto, Admiral of the Japanese navy in WWII, who had first been assigned to sea, (following his opposition to the Tripartite pact with Germany and Italy), for fear that if he stayed on land he would be assassinated within a year
5Gv9 TIL a Kyle Brennan died from a gunshot wound while visiting his Scientologist father. It was declared suicide, however Kyle’s fingerprints were not on the weapon, the bullet was missing, his laptop data was deleted, no suicide note was left and his father called David Miscavige’s sister before 911.