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TIL that the Lockheed Scandal caused Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka to be arrested

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lOw7 TIL that in 2004, Reds’ outfielder Adam Dunn became the first (and only) MLB player to hit a home run that landed in another state.
VBNKZ TIL there is no mechanism to remove a Pope by force.
rGoW TIL that it isn’t “base jumping”, but rather B.A.S.E. jumping. It refers to the four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: building, antenna, span, and Earth (cliff).
j65ln TIL Yogi Berra and his Yankees teammates advertised Yoo-Hoo in the 1960s by saying "It's Me-He for Yoo-Hoo!"
rRBm4 TIL the red-capped manakin (Ceratopipra mentalis) is found in the tropical moist lowland forests of Central America. The bird is probably best known for the male's highly unusual and dazzling courting ritual (see video) whereby he shuffles rapidly backwards across a branch akin to a speedy moonwalk.