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TIL in 2015 a Jeopardy contestant answered the final jeopardy question with "what is the ballad of TURD FERGUSON." Prompting Alex Trebek to say "Turd Ferguson," a reference to the popular SNL Norm MacDonald skit.

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5YwAP TIL about John Horse & The Black Seminoles. Together they led the largest slave revolt in U.S. history, they created the largest haven in the U.S. South for runaway slaves, and they secured the only emancipation of rebellious slaves prior to the U.S. Civil War.
1668O TIL that Icebreaker ships don't really crack ice with a sharp bow, rather they break it by first riding the bow up on top of the ice, and then crushing it to pieces underneath the ship's immense weight
D1r0e TIL Adolf Hitler was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
JY1r4 TIL of the practice of deloping, or "throwing away" your first shot in dueling, giving more meaning to the repeated refrain "I am not throwing away my shot" in the musical "Hamilton"
jNVwj TIL that "morning wood" is medically important to penile health, and that not having it over extend periods of time is a possible sign of a health issue.