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TIL The Office co-stars John Krasinski and B.J. Novak went to the same high school, where Krasinski starred in a satirical play written by Novak when they were seniors.

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BlOe TIL Hippos have red sweat that is frequently mistaken for blood
OGK97 TIL on 2 November 82 B.C Sulla held a senate meeting at the temple of Bellona. While this meeting was taking place, his soldiers were ordered to massacre prisoners from the recent battle of the Colline gate in a building nearby, close enough that the senators could hear the screams