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TIL “Let's Get It Started” was originally released as “Let’s Get Retarded”.

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aQNN TIL A German U-boat Captain improperly executed a toilet flush, leading to the sinking of his submarine.
0dGn1 TIL immediately after his Gettysburg speech, Lincoln came down with a mild case of smallpox to which he quipped: "For once in my life as president, I am in a position to give everybody something."
GAPJG TIL that Buzz Aldrin was supposed to be the first man to walk on the moon instead of Neil Armstrong, but NASA was forced to change their plans because they'd built the Lunar Module so that as the pilot, Aldrin would be seated farther from the door than Armstrong
OorJ7 TIL in Cuba, picking up hitchhikers is mandatory for government vehicles, if passenger space is available.
nKDd TIL that a single incident of peeing on the Alamo in Texas resulted in a penalty of $4,000 to repair “damages”, plus 18 months in jail.