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TIL Winston Churchill’s famous witticisms were planned weeks in advance by studying the issues and imaging all possible social interactions. He did this to combat a speech impediment.

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rNaxo TIL that picking up a feather is illegal because of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which makes it illegal to hunt migratory birds, including their parts.
B6xk TIL Michael Jordan returned to the NBA in 2001 and pledged to donate his salary to the relief efforts for the victims of 9/11
1aNOX TIL in 2017, the University of Akron in Ohio banned carved pumpkins in the dorms. So instead, student Alex Shwarz carved a pineapple. The school threw it out as it would attract rodents and bugs. To retaliate, Schwarz craved an army of mini Jack-o-Lanterns from apples. The school finally gave up.
Vd0k TIL Jose Mujica, famous President of Uruguay, was kept imprisoned by a dictator at the bottom of a well for 2 years.
e0or5 TIL That red colored vehicles are the most frequent targets of bird droppings, followed by blue. While green colored vehicles are pooped on the least.