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TIL The Officers That Made the Watergate Arrests Were Dressed as Hippies Because They Had Just Been Undercover to Find Drug Dealers

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QlBX TIL that for record-keeping, the Canadian government gave Inuit people numbers as last names until 1978
QNvod TIL some male lizards are known to bite the head or neck of female lizards while mating, which has been referred to as a Love Bite.
5ABk TIL that when Halle Berry won the Razzie for worst actress for her role in Catwoman, she said “First of all, I want to thank Warner Brothers. Thank you for putting me in a piece of shit, god-awful movie… It was just what my career needed.” while holding an oscar she just won for Monster Ball
VP5G TIL that people used to send Vinegar Valentines to those that they despised. These were essentially insult cards with a picture and an insulting poem that were given on Valentine’s Day.
NBnE TIL that Pharrell Williams and his partner Chad Hugo were responsible for producing 43% of the songs played on US radio in 2003. 10 years later Pharrell’s having a similar run.