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TIL in 1970, the town of Florence, Oregon decided to blow up a dead whale that had washed up on the beach.
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TIL that Colonel Sanders made surprise visits to KFC restaurants. If dissatisfied with the food he threw it to the floor while cursing out the employees.
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TIL in 2015, a man named Bud Weisser was arrested for trespassing at the Budweiser brewery in St. Louis, Missouri
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TIL a Bosnian man's house has been hit by 6 meteorites ever since 2007. They only appeared when it was raining heavily. Scientists don't know the reason as to why they target the house.
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TIL Erwin Schrödinger never thought a cat could be both alive and dead. The thought experiment was a satire that criticized the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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TIL Cleopatra was born out of a lot of inbreeding. Through three uncle-niece marriages and three sister-brother marriages, her family tree collapses to a single couple at four, five or six generations back (counting through different lines).
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TIL a citizen of Australia attempted to sell the country of New Zealand on eBay in 2006. The bid had reached $3000 before it was taken down due to a violation of eBay’s policy.
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TIL a surgeon named Robert Liston performed a surgery that had a 300% mortality rate. He amputated his patient's leg in under 2 and a half minutes who died from gangrene, amputated his assistant's fingers who also died from gangrene, and cut the coat tails of a spectator, who died from shock.
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