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TIL Alice Cooper owns the first "O" next to the "W" the Hollywood sign. He purchased it in memory of Groucho Marx for $27,000 as part of a restoration project to restore the sign. (www.hollywoodsign.org)

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TIL In 1967, a rocket from an F-4 Phantom was accidentally fired on the deck of the USS Forrestal due to a power surge. The rocket struck the fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk, causing a fire which then... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL In 1967, a rocket from an F-4 Phantom was accidentally fired on the deck of the USS Forrestal due to a power surge. The rocket struck the fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk, causing a fire which then detonated the aircraft bombs. 21 aircraft were lost, 40 damaged and 167 sailors killed.

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TIL that prior to the Nazi era, more than 100,000 Germans had learned Esperanto and it was being taught in the elementary schools of 126 German cities. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL the Colleoni family of Bergamo has three pairs of testicles as their coat of arms, as the name Colleoni sounds similar to "Coglione", the Italian word for testicles. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that 50% of the dopamine in your brain is synthesized by bacteria in your gut. (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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TIL about a short series of Garfield comic strips in Halloween 1989 that depict Garfield waking up in an abandoned house, alone and starving. Jim Davis wrote them “…to scare people. And what do pe... (thehundreds.com)

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Original Title: TIL about a short series of Garfield comic strips in Halloween 1989 that depict Garfield waking up in an abandoned house, alone and starving. Jim Davis wrote them “…to scare people. And what do people fear most? Why, being alone.”

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TIL about The Vault, the FBI's online library of documents related to frequently FOIA'ed investigations conducted on a wide range of individuals and organizations. (vault.fbi.gov)

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TIL the jury in trial for Snowtown serial killer John Bunting were banned from listening to ‘Throwing Copper’ by the band ‘Live’ because Bunting played it to his victims as he tortured and killed ... (www.abc.net.au)

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Original Title: TIL the jury in trial for Snowtown serial killer John Bunting were banned from listening to ‘Throwing Copper’ by the band ‘Live’ because Bunting played it to his victims as he tortured and killed then in his bathtub.

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TIL In 2010, Greg Fleniken was found dead inside his locked Texas hotel room. He had no obvious external injuries but massive internal damage. His death was ruled a homicide. After an 8-month inve... (archive.vanityfair.com)

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Original Title: TIL In 2010, Greg Fleniken was found dead inside his locked Texas hotel room. He had no obvious external injuries but massive internal damage. His death was ruled a homicide. After an 8-month investigation, it was found that a drunk guest in the next room accidentally shot Fleniken in the scrotum.

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TIL: That of the eight finalists from the 1988 Olympic men's 100m final, eventual bronze medalist Calvin Smith was the only athlete to never fail a drug test during his career. Smith later said: "... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL: That of the eight finalists from the 1988 Olympic men's 100m final, eventual bronze medalist Calvin Smith was the only athlete to never fail a drug test during his career. Smith later said: "I should have been the gold medalist."

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TIL that the only place in the world where Japanese is an official language is Angaur, an island in Palau. Japan doesn’t have the de jure official language. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that in the US, you have a constitutional right to appear in court in normal clothes because wearing prison scrubs influences the jury (supreme.justia.com)

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TIL Johnnie Cochran, the defense attorney for OJ Simpson, was also Snoop Dogg's lawyer who helped him obtain a non-guilty verdict for his 1993 murder charge (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL: Milk Duds are named after the candy’s initial attempt to create a spherical shape and failing to do so (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that many of the first giant sequoia trees discovered by western explorers were cut down and exhibited at World's Fairs. Due to the sheer size of the trees, many fair attendees claimed they we... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL that many of the first giant sequoia trees discovered by western explorers were cut down and exhibited at World's Fairs. Due to the sheer size of the trees, many fair attendees claimed they were hoaxes.

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TIL that in the 19th century, a common treatment for syphilis was to flush the vagina or urethra with mercury. (www.webmd.com)

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TIL Martha Gellhorn was the only woman reporter at the D-Day landings. Having been refused accreditation, she got there by stowing away in the toilet of a hospital ship until it set sail. She went... (www.bbc.com)

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Original Title: TIL Martha Gellhorn was the only woman reporter at the D-Day landings. Having been refused accreditation, she got there by stowing away in the toilet of a hospital ship until it set sail. She went ashore with medics to help bring back the wounded and reported on what she saw and heard.

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TIL: Owls ears are vertically asymmetric, giving them "stereo" hearing vertically as well as horizontally. (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL that in France if you want to register your pedigree dog, you have to give it a name starting with the letter of the year it is born. This year's letter is V. (www.connexionfrance.com)

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TIL about the Dumont Network, the "Forgotten Network" that only lasted from 1940-1956. It competed with CBS and NBC, and, after the network went bankrupt, most of the network film tapes were dumpe... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL about the Dumont Network, the "Forgotten Network" that only lasted from 1940-1956. It competed with CBS and NBC, and, after the network went bankrupt, most of the network film tapes were dumped into the New York East River.

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TIL Birds can go grey with age. (www.discoverwildlife.com)

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TIL: In 2023, an infamous Mafia Hitman who was on the run for 16 years for killing people with a metal bar was discovered working as a pizza chef. His food became famous enough to be featured in t... (www.bbc.com)

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Original Title: TIL: In 2023, an infamous Mafia Hitman who was on the run for 16 years for killing people with a metal bar was discovered working as a pizza chef. His food became famous enough to be featured in the local newspaper which tipped off authorities.

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TIL Boston Market was down to just 27 stores at the begining of 2024, down from 300 just a year ago, and way down from the over 1,200 it operated during its heyday. (www.restaurantbusinessonline.com)

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TIL that there are just under twice as many kangaroos as humans in Australia (brilliantmaps.com)

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TIL in 1945, at 59 years old, Albert Stevens was misdiagnosed with terminal stomach cancer, and as a result was secretly injected with 131 kBq (3.55 μCi) of Plutonium as part of a human experiment... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL in 1945, at 59 years old, Albert Stevens was misdiagnosed with terminal stomach cancer, and as a result was secretly injected with 131 kBq (3.55 μCi) of Plutonium as part of a human experimentation project by Joseph Gilbert Hamilton. It was later discovered the "cancer" was an inflamed ulcer.