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TIL Woody Harrelson’s dad was a hitman and died in prison while serving a life sentence for killing a Federal Judge.

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NjgN TIL all new employees and recently-promoted executives at the Japanese company Dentsu have to climb Mount Fuji. This has happened every July since 1925.
XEYrE TIL Avocado seed can “bleed” red if its outer surface is removed/broken due to high concentration of tannin being oxidized. Additionally, Tannin is a class of biomolecules that historically been used as an ink in its liquid form.
Lk6Gp TIL in 1926, Poland sent the US a birthday card with over 5 million signatures. Polish citizen Leopold Kotnowski visited the White House to present the card for America’s 150th birthday. It has 30,000 pages full of art, photos, poems and pressed flowers.
oWjA TIL a Rhode Island woman attempted to sue her husband for slander after he called her a whore in a crowded restaurant. After being presented evidence, the judge officially ruled that the husband’s statement was accurate. She then appealed to the Supreme Court, only to have that judge agree as well.
BrERb TIL because ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ was filmed on a microscopic budget of $60,000, the cast and crew had to work 7 days a week, 12-16 hours a day in 115°F heat in a poorly ventilated farmhouse amid rotting roadkill being used as props to finish the film.