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TIL The Battle of Athens (sometimes called the McMinn County War) was a rebellion led by citizens in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, United States, against the local government in August 1946

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OGMYg TIL of the chess cheating scandal, where Magnus Carlsen accused Hans Niemann of repeatedly cheating
jNmga TIL in 1990 a Peter Maxwell of California owned a manufacturing company, employed himself, had an accident on the job, hired 2 lawyers for the company and himself, sued himself, won 122k, wrote the 122k off, was then refuted and fined by the IRS, THEN later won his appeal in US Tax Court
BgKK TIL will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas fame started a car company, and tried to pass off a modified Delorean as his own original concept car. The car was later impounded by police when they caught him driving it illegally on public roads.
EQoV TIL that in 1997, Mattel released ‘Share-A-Smile Becky’ Barbie doll, who was disabled and came with a wheelchair; however, the doll created controversy when it was pointed out that the Barbie-Dream-House was not wheelchair accessible and could not accommodate Becky’s needs.
4XVWo TIL scientists have unexpectedly found that the bacterium Colwellia psychrerythraea, an extremophile, can survive at -196 Celsius degrees, the temperature of liquid nitrogen. They're not sure how this is possible.