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TIL in 2016 A tourist fell into an acidic pool in Yellowstone park and was dissolved in less than 24 hours

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OPL TIL Mark Twain came into and then left this world on successive Halley’s Comet appearances, and predicted that day as the date of his death.
vnmD TIL that, to make sure people pronounced his name correctly, Senator William Spong proposed a bill to protect the rights of songwriters in Hong Kong. He would be joined in this effort by Senator Long, and Senator Fong, and together they would present the Long Fong Spong Hong Kong Song Bill.
ln7G TIL that the space extending from your nose to the center of your lips is called the Philtrum. It serves no function in humans but allows other mammals to carry moisture from the mouth to the nose pad to keep it wet which traps odor particles better than a dry nose pad.
Mn0B TIL the State of Louisiana sentences people to 13-20 years of Hard Labor for only nonviolent drug possession charges
7NB7 TIL that one of the only senators ever assassinated was Leo Ryan who was killed by Jim Jones’s cult members while they were in the process of committing mass suicide. He had come to investigate reports from concerned family members.