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EO50 TIL- that a student intercepted the torch relay in the lead up to the 1956 Melbourne olympics and handed a silver chair leg with some burning underwear to the mayor of Sydney who promptly started his speech.
DwGg TIL that, while Edgar Allen Poe was known for his horror writing, he was also fond of high-profile hoaxes and practical jokes.
Pl0e TIL: In the 1950’s you could walk into a pet store, buy a monkey, kill it, shave it, dupe the media into believing it was an alien and only get fined $10.00.