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TIL a Mormon missionary in the 1850s declared himself to be the second coming of Christ and started a new religious movement. His movement ended when he attempted to "ascend into Heaven" by jumping off of a cliff in front of all his followers

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QNRoM TIL that in 1967 during the Vietnam War, US Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock strapped a scope to a 50-caliber machine gun, using it like a rifle. He made a number of kills with this weapon in excess of 1,000 yards, including his record for the longest confirmed kill at 2,500 yards.
JYB5v TIL that SOS messages have been found stitched in Primark clothing, allegedly from employees complaining of "sweatshop conditions" and being "worked like oxen" over 15 hour shifts.
pwRp TIL, finally, that the name Bastian screams for the Empress at the end of The Neverending Story film is “Moonchild”…
YLJB TIL in the movie Lion King, it took approximately three years to animate the two-and-a-half-minute wildebeest stampede scene.
X0G16 TIL Chicago's last Republican mayor, Big Bill, was elected 97 years ago and held an open alliance with Al Capone. Following his 1927 victory, Big Bill's supporters flooded onto his floating Speakeasy and it sank under their weight.