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TIL When Willie Nelson’s assets were auctioned by the IRS, fans bought the items and gave them back to Willie

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RGw7 TIL When Forrest gets up to talk at the Vietnam rally in Washington, the microphone plug is pulled and you cannot hear him. According to Tom Hanks, he says, “Sometimes when people go to Vietnam, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don’t go home at all. That’s a bad thing.
y9nM TIL Salem Village that we know from the Witch Trials was renamed Danvers, MA and the current Salem was then known as Salem Town.
R7Z69 TIL that the Tyrannosaurus Rex didn’t roar but rather they would make a low, almost grumble noise and use the vibrations from that noise to communicate, this is because they were actually stealthy hunters and would wait in the wooded areas and stalk their prey. Use headphones to listen to the video
jE8M TIL that at the time of Steve Jobs’ death, Microsoft flew their flags at half-staff throughout their respective headquarters and campuses.
vDo7 TIL that in medieval Germany, married couples could legally settle their disputes by fighting a Marital Duel. To even the field, the man had to fight from inside a hole with one arm tied behind his back. The woman was free to move and was armed with a sack filled with rocks.