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TIL that the co-founders of the Guinness Book Of Records were the twins, Norris and Ross McWhirter. Ross would later be murdered by the I.R.A.

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B6GL TIL that in 526 AD there was a worldwide dust cloud that blocked out the sun for a FULL YEAR, resulting in widespread famine and disease. More than 80% of Scandinavia and parts of China starved to death, 30% of Europe died in epidemics.
kO6gg TIL - A man in Vermont, upset with local officials for denying a building permit for his proposed business, paid $4,000 to build a giant illuminated middle finger statue on his property. “If you don’t want to look at the building, look at this." He said to the Development Review Board.
OlR4 TIL that in Classical Athens, the citizens could vote each year to banish any person who was growing too powerful, as a threat to democracy. This process was called Ostracism.
vPGQ7 TIL that Levamisole, a veterinary deworming agent, now used to treat nephrotic syndrome in children, was once rampant as an adulterant for cocaine. It resulted in increased renal injury, vasculitis and necrosis of skin.
pDpO TIL Aldous Huxley, CS Lewis and JFK all died on the same day.