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TIL Stephen Colbert was invited to be the featured entertainer at the 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner. Apparently Republicans didn't realize the character from his show was satire. Featuring some nervous laughs from George W.

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kOJBe TIL Ted Nugent wrote the song Jailbait with lyrics, "I don't care if you're just thirteen," and "Wait a minute officer, Don't put those handcuffs on me, Put them on her and I'll share her with you."
VMVe0 TIL about General Butt Naked, a Liberian guerrilla leader who practiced devil worship, child sacrifice, cannibalism, and wore only shoes when fighting. He led a group of child soldiers called the "Butt Naked Brigade," who fought naked or in women's clothing.
OoA56 TIL that hummingbirds go into a form of hibernation almost every night called torpor. This puts their body into a state of hypothermia in order to save energy and keep them from dying throughout the night while they can't feed.
Wnp4 TIL a man with severe OCD and a phobia of germs attempted to commit suicide at the age of 19 via a gunshot wound to the head. Instead of killing him, the bullet eliminated his mental illness without any other brain damage.
VMw48 TIL Orca whales have very large and developed brains - they can communicate in different dialects, feel a wide range of emotions, and they have shown self-awareness.