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TIL Lima beans are so-named because they come from Peru

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yVPdX TIL about Floyd Allen from Carroll County, VA who was sentenced to one year in jail. Rather than go to jail, Allen and his family pulled out guns in the courthouse and killed the Judge, the sheriff, the prosecutor and 2 others in a violent shoot out. Allen was later executed for his escape attempt.
oRr8R TIL: Sigmund Freud's nephew, Edward Bernays, pioneered the field of public relations. Applying his uncle's ideas, Bernays convinced the public that bacon and eggs was the all-American breakfast and, using subliminal images of vaginas and venereal disease, that only disposable cups were sanitary.
5mwP TIL they found a 7500 year old toy car in Turkey which may be the earliest evidence of the wheel. It has two axles, four wheels and a cabin/seating area.
E1Bmo TIL: There is a Victorian time capsule under Cleopatra's Needle in London that contains photographs of the 12 best looking women in England
QDDp TIL Mata Hari’s court documents are sealed since 97 years and will be made available to the public after the French Army releases them in 2017