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TIL Florida Man Carl Tanzler, an X-ray tech, fell in love with a patient and exhumed her body when she died to sleep with her corpse for 7 years. Charges were dropped because the statue of limitations expired by the time anyone found out.

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lo6Wa TIL Lyndon B Johnson's favorite drink was Fresca soft drinks-- he even had switches installed in the White House offices to summon valet to bring him a Fresca or coffee depending on which button he pressed.
Meljb TIL in 2014 and 2019 an environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity, wanted to introduce grizzly bears into Arizona, including Grand Canyon. The reintroduction of grizzly bears to the greater Southwest would’ve helped control prey population and sustain the health of deer and elk herds.
6E8l8 TIL in accordance with his wishes, the body of George Carlin was cremated, and the ashes scattered in front of various nightclubs he played in New York City and over Spofford Lake, in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, where he attended summer camp as an adolescent.
7oYL TIL that the body of Richard III, infamous king of England, was lost for over 500 years before being found beneath a parking lot in 2012.
b6Zb7 TIL after the fires that followed the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, many insurance companies tried to avoid covering the losses, except for Lloyd's of London: "Pay all of our policyholders in full, irrespective of the terms of their policies." This cemented Lloyd's reputation in the U.S.