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TIL Ed O'Neil is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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TIL TIL The human eye is so sensitive that, if the Earth were flat, you could spot a candle in the dark from 20 miles away!
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TIL about Hugh Thompson Jr, the Hero of My Lai. During the Vietnam war he stopped the massacre of My Lai perpetrated by US forces upon unarmed civilians at My Lay and rescued several civilians. He and his crew even held US soldiers at bay with guns as he rescued a 6 year old among a pile of corpses.
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TIL The US Postal Service will deliver an item with incorrect postage if it has the appearance of a greeting card, especially in December
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TIL that Fats Waller, jazz musician, was kidnapped by four armed men and forced to play the piano during a huge party ; he later realized he was playing for Al Capone’s birthday, who absolutely loved his music. Some say he played for three days, and went back home with a tip of thousands of dollar.
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TIL The first Democrat governor of Wyoming wore a pair of shoes made of human skin to his inaugural ball.