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TIL Mike Tyson was high on cocaine when filming his cameo in The Hangover

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neEJW TIL during the Battle of Lexington in the American Revolution there was a tense 10 minute standoff between the British and the Americans. A local mentally ill man took this time to wander between both sides trying to sell hard cider
KX7J TIL that the Iron Chefs know the secret ingredient in advance, and cook all of their food twice - first for the cameras and then again so its still tasty when they get around to judging.
J1V8v TIL that Zeus (king of the ancient Greek gods) or Jupiter (the roman version) can be traced by to the indo-european Sky Father - Dyēus; who was worshipped in BC3900 in what became Ukraine
1aLVW TIL Chinese Emperor Xianfeng's reign title "Universal Prosperity", did not reflect the situation. When he came to the throne at 19 in 1850 the first of a series of popular rebellions began that would nearly destroy the dynasty
oBjxR TIL the director of the 1969 "Spider-Man" movie shot the wall-climbing scenes by turning the camera sideways.