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KO7Ja TIL Chris Kattan broke his neck in 2001 while doing a sketch on Saturday Night Live
XEpYE TIL that on 4 June 2012, the Shanghai Stock Exchange fell exactly 64.89--Almost certainly a coincidence, but was viewed as threat by authorities due to the association with the Tienanmen Square Massacre (6/4/89); Today, China censors all information related to the index that day.
xpeB TIL: John F. Kennedy’s sister, Rosemary, was lobotomized at the age of 23. Her Father authorized it and didn’t tell the family until after. The truth only came out after John was elected President.
jERN TIL that lobster used to be considered “cockroaches of the sea.” It was fed to prisoners and apprentices, and was used as fish bait.
jBJv TIL 3 people were hanged for the 1660 murder of William Harrison in the year 1661. In 1662, William Harrison returned on a ship after escaping slavery, having been kidnapped by pirates. This lead to the “no body, no murder” rule.