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TIL Officials went to congratulate Sogen Kato, the oldest living man in Tokyo, on his 111th birthday. Upon arriving to his house, a mummified body wearing underwear and pajamas was lying in his bed. He had been dead for 30 years but his family kept the secret to keep receiving his pension.
bbc.comSubmitted by Blueberryroid t3_10n0kcd
TIL that the Fritos Company began when Charles Doolin bought a corn chip recipe, ricer, and 19 retail accounts from a corn chip maker for $100, which Doolin borrowed from his mother. His mother's kitchen was the first office of the Frito Company, which had a capacity of 10 lb of chips daily.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by jdward01 t3_10lzk33
TIL that in 2020, researchers tried to determine the actual effects of ingesting George's Marvelous Medicine (from the Roald Dahl book), consisting of shampoo, anti-freeze, brown paint, floor polish, and 30 other household items. It would cause vomiting, kidney injury, convulsions, and likely death.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by derstherower t3_10k6zy0
TIL about Wenceslao Moguel (nicknamed "The executed one"), a Mexican soldier under Pancho Villa who was sentenced to death after being captured but survived the execution by firing squad after being shot 8 times, and then once in the head as a coup de grâce.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by TheMadhopper t3_10lxb87
TIL in 2002, John Muhammad (41) & Lee Malvo (17) went on a random killing spree known as the D.C. Sniper Attacks. However, their rampage actually began months before on the West Coast. They murdered 17 people (injured 10) in Washington, Arizona, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, & DC.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by smackedcheetah t3_10m9yf2