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TIL Ed O'Neil is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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8aEkX TIL of Howard Dully, who was lobotomized at age 12 in 1960 due to such incredulous behaviors such as daydreaming and defying his parents.
BrOmd TIL that an eyewitness to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theatre appeared on a nationally televised game show with Lucile Ball.
OANa TIL There is a Doctor at West Texas A&M University that teaches Heavy Metal as a form of literature
XRgP TIL of the Phantom Time Hypothesis, which claims that the events of c. 600-900 AD actually happened concurrently, not over the course of 300 years, meaning that the correct current year in the Anno Domini dating system would actually be closer to 1716.
kOO11 TIL during the 51 day siege by the FBI on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, the FBI used sleep deprivation to try to force the suspects out. This included around the clock broadcasts of jet planes, screams from rabbits being slaughtered and “These boots were made for walking”