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TIL Jon Hamm was arrested in college for brutally hazing another student. The hazing included beating the student, dragging his genitals with a hammer and setting his clothes on fire

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nWLNd TIL that Alexander the Great once put on a staged naval battle using his favorite food as their weapons, apples.
M7M8B TIL in February 1864 over 100 union prisoners of escaped Libby Prison in Virginia. Making it one of the most successful prison breaks of the civil war.
lAvB TIL The Nazis built a 4.5km long beach resort complex on a German Island, and none of its 10'000 rooms had been used for more than 70 years.
kREg TIL after visiting with Humphrey Bogart, who was suffering from Esophageal Cancer, Spencer Tracy gave Bogart a pat on the shoulder and said “Goodnight, Bogie.” Bogart placed his hand on Tracy’s and replied “Goodbye, Spence.” Bogart fell into a coma and died the next day.
9YMjr TIL Eric Clapton gifted Geogre Harrison a unique red Gibson Les Paul that he nicknamed “Lucy”. It was stolen in 1973, and after tracking it down, Harrison had to trade another Les Paul and a Fender Bass to get it back. Until his death in 2001, Harrison referred to the incident as a “kidnapping”