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TIL when New York City Hall was renovated in 1903, a secret stairwell was discovered, said to be used by aldermen to escape the building when angry constituents were waiting for them outside

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9Jm7 TIL Ex-Beatle George Harrison was forced against his will to sign a guitar for his cancer doctor as he lay dying. He also broke Harrison’s confidentiality agreement by announcing he was in cancer treatment. He was later convicted of malpractice in 20 other cases.
AZJa TIL Pluto will complete its first full orbit since its discovery on Monday, March 23, 2178.
pwxb TIL in WW1 British and American fighter pilots were not issued parachutes because they were considered cowardly.
oRPp7 TIL in the 1991 movie Hot Shots, Charlie Sheen's character gives a shoutout to Paula Abdul, who would soon after marry Charlie's real-life brother, Emilio Estevez.
wL44J TIL JRR Tolkien began writing a sequel to Lord of the Rings called The New Shadow which he found so depressing that he abandoned it after 13 pages.