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TIL In 1939, the famous and notorious gangster, Al Capone donated two Japanese weeping cherry trees to the former Union Memorial Hospital in return for the excellent treatment and care he was offered and one of the trees still remains and blossoms outside the East 33rd Street entrance each spring.

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J1nl4 TIL while filming “Dirty Dancing” in Oct 1984, the Virginian cold weather caused the temperatures to drop to 40 °F (4 °C) during the swimming scene. Jennifer Grey later described the water as “horrifically cold”, and said she might not have gone into the lake, except that she was “young and hungry.”
KYokG TIL in 1807, Aaron Burr attempted to lead a secessionist movement in the United States. Though his aims were unclear, with speculation ranging from conquering Mexico to taking the Louisiana Purchase, he was charged and ultimately acquitted due to lack of specific evidence of his ultimate goal.
4Rro TIL 15 Years ago today, Fernando Tatis made history as the only MLB Player to ever hit 2 Grand Slams in the same inning.
dkQQ TIL in 2013, Jeremy Runnells, a 6th generation Mormon, compiled a list of concerns he had about Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and church history. The church never responded to his questions, but his research went viral and has caused many to question and subsequently leave the church.
v1Yy8 TIL The lyrics for the MAS*H theme song "Suicide is Painless" were written by Robert Altman's 14-year-old son because it needed to be "the stupidest song ever written". His son wrote the lyrics in 5 minutes and earned over $1 million.