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TIL That the first female crime boss in the US had a gang of kids to do her bidding

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Ype0Z TIL there is a small settlement in Africa called Singapore
BgbOy TIL that when Charles II of Spain died on 1 November 1700, at age 38, the autopsy recorded that his "heart was the size of a peppercorn; his lungs corroded; his intestines rotten and gangrenous; he had a single testicle, black as coal, and his head was full of water." Apart from that he was OK.
Y7jxZ TIL the name of the Pringles man on the tube of potato chips is Julius Pringles
D0Zr TIL in 1962, the Department of Defense proposed staging a series of terrorist attacks in US cities in order to drum up public support for war with Cuba. It was rejected by President Kennedy.
9YomX TIL teenagers take more risk not only due to an undeveloped frontal cortex, but also due to higher dopamine response that provides greater rewards for novel activities