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TIL that on feb 8th 1914, the co-creator of Batman, Bill Finger was born

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epyGk TIL Solitary confinement causes prisioners to have difficulty separating reality from their own thoughts, which may lead to confused thought processes, perceptual distortions, paranoia and psychosis. Physical effects include lethargy, insomnia, palpitations and anorexia
d8JA7 TIL that in 1976, When the Dueling Pistols used by Alexander Hamilton and Arron Burr were examined by the Smithsonian, It was Discovered that One of the Pistols was Fixed with a Hair-Trigger Discharge to Secretly give its Holder an Advantage. The Owner of the Pistol Set was Alexander Hamilton
M7k10 TIL about Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent regarded as the most damaging spy in U.S history. He made an average of $67,000 a year selling thousands of top secret documents to Russian intelligence for 22 years. The ex-KGB agent the FBI hired to catch him was paid $7 million.
BBBr TIL, that in medieval combat the Mordschalg (literally murder-strike) was a move where the attacker gripped the sword and hit the opponent with the crossguard to devastating effect
1aZwO TIL The Colorado River, famous for being home to the Hoover Dam, has begun to run dry in most years since 1960, due to poor water management practices and over use.