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TIL the state of Indiana once tried to pass a bill saying that Pi was exactly 3.2

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oRKmK TIL of actor Leslie Banks who received partial facial wounding in the First World War. Banks would take advantage of this in his career, by using the scarred side for darker films, and the undamaged side for light-hearted movies.
vjKL TIL NC banned the use of scientific predictions of sea-level rise in determining coastal policies
1aZvr TIL Stalin had a cerebral haemorrhage and lay on a couch in his room. People were afraid of entering his room. It took until 22:30 for anybody to check on him. He died after three days.
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A4vx TIL in 1949 actor Kirk Douglas was questioned in the disappearance of actress Jean Spangler, a recent costar and three months pregnant, after her purse was found with a note addressed to “Kirk” reading “Can’t wait any longer, Going to see Dr. Scott. It will work best this way while mother is away.”